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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/1/5/61
TitleLocal Appeal Tribunal case file for Arthur Wadsworth, aged 59, Ripper at Langwith
Date1956
DescriptionDate of birth:
Marital status: Married
Address: 228 Chapel Street, Langwith
Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance
Type of injury: Prescribed disease 24(b)
Further information: Industrial Dermatitis diagnosis given in paperwork from November 1953. Tribunal on 20 September 1956 adjourned for 'figures from colliery'. Shuttlewood Colliery provided wages evidence. Evidence recorded by Chairman: 'Dermatitis […] Can not do this job. Gets nearly clear of the disease and then extra exertion brings it on again' and 'Found it more beneficial with young family to do 3 days work rather than go on 'the club.' Unfit for work in 'hot and dusty atmosphere'.' Claimant: 'I am also suffering from the disease inside my ears at the present time.' 11 December 1956 also given as the Tribunal date in paperwork.
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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