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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/1/4/56
TitleLocal Appeal Tribunal case file for Dennis Cadman, aged 55, [job not stated] at [colliery not stated]
Date1955
DescriptionDate of birth:
Marital status: Married
Address: 32 Park Hill, Owsworth
Type of benefit claimed: Sickness benefit
Type of injury: Hand injury
Further information: Was in wrong alphabetical filing sequence. Adjourned for medical evidence. Claimant had not registered for work at the Employment Exchange as previously advised. Medical report states: 'He is not intelligent, and not likely to cooperate with any training.' and 'Left hand virtually useless'. Insurance officer: '[...]it is submitted that he is capable of suitable work, in the same way that many other persons who have the use of only one hand. [...] He is concerned not to sever his connection with his former employers'.
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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