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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/2/21/27
TitleMedical Appeal Tribunal case file for Samuel Cope, aged 48, Stripper - conveyor belt man at Woodside No. 2, relating to a Prescribed Industrial Disease
Date1953
DescriptionDate of birth: 24/04/1904
Marital status: Married
Address: 151 Hareston Cottages, Horsley Woodhouse
Type of injury: Not applicable
Description of accident: Not applicable
Further information: Cope's appeal letter included: 'I appeal against the Insurance Officer's decision of 2 per cent of loss of faculty and the £27: 15: 0 disablement gratuity. As I am barred from working at the coal face by my disabiility of dermatitis I do not think the percentage is anything like fair. I was earning on average £18 a week when I contracted the dermatitis'. Tribunal findings: 'although the claimant has been working in a dust-free atmosphere for 3 years there are still signs of active dermatitis'
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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