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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/1/4/43
TitleLocal Appeal Tribunal case file for Dennis D [initial only] Riley, aged 40, [job not stated] at [colliery not stated]
Date1955
DescriptionDate of birth:
Marital status: Married
Address: 9 Shaw Street, Ilkeston
Type of benefit claimed: Sickness benefit
Type of injury: Injury - back
Further information: Medical evidence dated 19 February 1955: 'Low mentality. There is little wrong with his back. In my opinion he grossly overplays - he managed to take off a gum boot whilst sitting down and locomotion is normal'. Adjourned 1 June 1955 for further medical evidence. Doctor's letter: 'Both physical and mental treatment have failed to rehabiilitate hime, and he has been unwillling to attend a course of instruction at Rehabilitation Centre […] He has arrived at the mental state now […] where the best treatment for him would be a settlement of his claim'
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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