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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/2/6/30
TitleMedical Appeal Tribunal case file for Charles Coupe, aged 45, Coal miner at Shirland, relating to an Industrial Accident
Date1951
DescriptionDate of birth: 28/07/1905
Marital status: Married
Address: Bevan Street, Shirland
Type of injury: Injury - leg
Description of accident: Fall of coal
Further information: Swelling of the knee and wasting of the thigh muscles. Coupe returned to light work datalling. Some parts of hospital notes were omitted from Coupe's copy including entries containing: 'still c/o pain in the knee which is definitely swollen[…] Knee stiff […] pain over the inner side [...] still tender over the int. lig. [needs expanding] and flexion is painful'.
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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