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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/2/9/25 |
| Title | Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for Arthur Taylor, aged 44, Miner at Arkwright, relating to an Industrial Accident |
| Date | 1951 |
| Description | Date of birth: 02/01/1907
Marital status: Single
Address: 124 Baden Powell Road, Chesterfield
Type of injury: Injury - head
Description of accident: Partly buried by roof fall
Further information: After multiple investigations for headaches and other consequences of the accident, a diagnosis of 'ophthalmoplegia' was made (a paralysis of eye muscles) in July 1950 and after X-Ray a neoplasm at the base of the skull was identified. GP letter of December 1950 states 'nervous symptoms are at least in some degree due to the accident. He is not aware he is suffering from cancer of the naso-pharynx and from the humanitarian point of view may I suggest you regard this as confidential' and in accompanying medical summary 'An advanced carcinoma of naso-pharynx was discovered and treated by Radium.[...] his eyes give him trouble [...] there is cranial involvement of the carcinoma. In my opinion a large part of his symptoms may be attributed to his accident'. |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |