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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/2/4/13
TitleMedical Appeal Tribunal case file for George Simpson, aged 63, [occupation not stated] at Danesmoor, relating to an Industrial Accident
Date1950
DescriptionDate of birth: 01/05/1887
Marital status: Not given
Address: 90 Bottom Long Row, Clay Cross
Type of injury: Injury - back
Description of accident: Slipped while lifting a lump of coal from the belt
Further information: Danesmoor Colliery (Clay Cross). Initial medical report: 'Obese, looks older than his years, and general senile stiffness'. Radiologist report on spinal X-ray for Appeal stated: 'There was very advanced osteo-arthritis throughout the entire spine, in some cases with actual fusion of the bodies'.
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LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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