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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/1/8/2
TitleLocal Appeal Tribunal case file for William James Andrews, aged 51, Packer at Shirland
Date1959
DescriptionDate of birth:
Marital status: Married
Address: 20 Elm Tree Avenue, Hallfieldgate, Shirland
Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance
Type of injury: Injury - back
Further information: Special Hardship Allowance Appeal 13 March 1958 at Chesterfield won. Back injury in 1956 led to a 6 per cent for life assessment. The Medical Officer enquired whether Andrews would now be fit to return to working as a packer, being able to continue working as a dinter - described as 'fairly heavy work' and the reply from a Mr A H Smith (Specialist) stated: 'from a strictly orthopaedic point of view, I could not say that he is unfit for work as a packer, his symptoms of anxiety etc cannot [...] be ignored'. GP letter February 1959 included: 'There is much stiffness in his back and only a small range of movement is possible without causing pain. He is quite unable to stoop sufficiently for low working conditions'.
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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