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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/2/50/3
TitleMedical Appeal Tribunal case file for Godfrey Hall, aged 63, Coal miner at Oxcroft, relating to an Industrial Accident
Date1956
DescriptionDate of birth: 02/12/1892
Marital status: Not given
Address: 15A Chesterfield Road, Shuttlewood
Type of injury: Head injury with arteriosclerosis
Description of accident: Stumbled and fell striking head against belt structure
Further information: This man's incapacity is largely due to constitutional features.' Initially the accident was thought to have caused a sub-arachnoid haemorrhage; symptoms later included headaches, dizziness and deafness. Final physician's report stated: ' Hall's present symptoms are probably due to a minor degree of cortical atrophy' and 'he has to rely very considerably on his brother with whom he works'.
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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