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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/2/191/2
TitleMedical Appeal Tribunal case file for Benjamin Brooks, aged 75, Ripper at Markham Main, relating to a Prescribed Industrial Disease
Date1980
DescriptionDate of birth: 19/11/1904
Marital status: Not given
Address: 13 Court Place, Middlecroft, Staveley
Type of injury: Not applicable
Description of accident: Not applicable
Further information: From Chest Physician's report: 'He began working underground at the age of 17 and went on until he was 63½ years old'. Former address: 13 Westwood Avenue, Staveley. From one of several letters to the NUM, in 1975: ''I went to Ransom Hospital this morning I thought for a Honest opinion by a Neutral Docotr I find when I get there I was confronted by Nine XRays Nine Doctors notes [...] is everything corrupt if so I will wait until I die and have a Postmortem [...] you know Herbert the Doctors are in a union same as the miners [...] I thank you for trying its hopeless'.
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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