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John Hodgson
| Age: | 64 |
| Died: | 13th May 1918 |
| Accident: | 6th May 1918 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1854 |
| Colliery: | Hetton |
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| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Notes: | collapsed with a strain |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Arbitration Committee — 9th September 1918 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Department
Arbitration Committee Meeting
Held on September 9th 1918
1002. Hetton. John Hodgson, 64, labourer.
Died on May 13th, 1918, as the result, it is alleged, of injuries received on May 6th, 1918. It is stated that Hodgson was carrying a baulk of timber when he knocked against a waggon and sprained himself. He walked to the cabin, about 30 yards away, and then collapsed. He was taken home and put to bed and never recovered.
Dr McCullagh attended the post mortem, and reported as follows :—
"On opening the chest a large quantity of blood and blood-clot was found, about 2½ pints. On further examination a ruptured Aneurysm of Aorta close to the heart was found. The Aorta and heart were in a diseased condition. The condition must have lasted a long time before his death, but the cause of the rupture taking place when it did was the exertion of lifting the timber or the shock when it hit the waggon.
All doctors were agreed."
Dr Anderson also reported as follows :—
In my opinion the rupture took place at the time when deceased strained himself at work, and although a ruptured Aneurysm is 'Natural Causes' death was accelerated by the strain."
Deceased left a widow, aged 63, wholly dependent.
| Three years' earnings of deceased | £294 | 17 | 0 |
| House and coals | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| £333 | 17 | 0 |
The Committee failed to agree.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/6/1/1/1, Reports of the Compensation Department, Vol I covering Sep 1918-Dec 1919
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