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D1920 - National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area - 1867-2015
- 2 - Area Compensation Department - 1906-1997
  - 2 - Medical Appeal Tribunals - 1948-1993
    - 24 - Medical Appeal Tribunals Jun-Dec 1953 S-Y - 1953

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D1920/2/2/24/22
Title	Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for Leslie Toon, aged 39, Coal miner at "A" Winning, relating to an Industrial Accident
Date	1953
Description	Date of birth: 13/11/1913 Marital status: Not given Address: 37 Carr Lane, South Normanton Type of injury: Injury - back Description of accident: Picking a large piece of coal off the belt and fell backwards Further information: In the Medical Board report February 1952, Friedreich's Ataxia is noted as an unconnected condition 'Subject to further diagnosis and confirmation'. In a GP's opinion, given in April 1953, 'The whole picture is one of polyneuritis [...] definitely associated with his injury [...] I am of the opinion that his future is somewhat grim'. Neurologist report in July 1953 gave a diagnosis of Muscular Dystrophy. Tribunal findings stated: 'the Claimant's condition is entirely due to natural causes' and the 40 per cent assessment was removed. Correspondence from early 1954 includes a letter to Mr McCormack, NUM Branch Secretary at Blackwell, in relation to NCB requiring 'repayment of the supplementary', stating this was 'rather disturbing. […] I received a letter from them in December asking me if I would approach Mr Toon for the repayment, but I wrote back and told them the circumstances and that I did not feel disposed to approach Mr Toon on the matter'. Joseph Kitts, the Area Compensation Agent, had written, 'This man has been very hard hit [...] He lives with his widowed mother and they have great difficulty in making ends meet'
Extent	1 file
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area

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