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Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for George Clarence Briggs, aged 58, Coal face...
Catalogue reference: D1920/2/2/17/19
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- D1920/2/2/17/19
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Title (The name of the record)
- Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for George Clarence Briggs, aged 58, Coal face miner at Markham No. 2, relating to an Industrial Accident
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1953
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Description (What the record is about)
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Date of birth: 23/10/1894
Marital status: Married
Address: 53 South Crescent, Duckmanton
Type of injury: Injuries - spinal
Description of accident: Fall of coal onto back
Further information: The accident caused three fractured vertebrae and aggravation of pre-existing arthritis. Doctor's letter of 3 January 1953 states; 'Briggs […] has disability of the back which […] in my opinion, precludes him from working at the coal face'. 'The patient looks old for his years' (Medical Board, May 1952). This appeal was against a 5 per cent life assessment. -
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- Derbyshire Record Office
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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- 1 file
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/8cd909fa-814f-4771-8e94-6a74fa19b61a/
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D1920/2/2
Medical Appeal Tribunals
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Medical Appeal Tribunals
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Medical Appeal Tribunals Jan-May 1953 A-C
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Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for George Clarence Briggs, aged 58, Coal face miner at Markham No. 2, relating to an Industrial Accident