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James Hall
| Age: | 39 |
| Died: | 18th Mar 1918 |
| Accident: | 28th Dec 1917 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1879 |
| Colliery: | Bowden Close |
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| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | died from cancer, allaged to have been accelerated by an injury when he slipped whilst pushing a tub and sprained his abdomen |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Arbitration Committee — 3rd June 1918 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee
Committee Meeting
Held on June 3rd 1918
977. Bowden Close. J. Hall, 39, hewer.
Died on March 18th, 1918, from cancer, alleged to have been accelerated by an injury received on December 28th, 1917, when he slipped whilst pushing a tub and sprained his abdomen. The accident was reported and deceased received compensation up to the time of his death. Dr McCullagh attended the post mortem on our behalf and reported as follows :—
"A cancerous growth was found at the upper part of the rectum which was the primary centre of the disease. Other parts of the bowel, especially the omentum, were infected. We all agreed that the cause of death was cancer, and that it existed before the accident. In my opinion its growth was accelerated by the accident. The man was in regular work and made no complaint of any pain till the day when he hurt his abdomen. From that time till he died he was never free from it, and the presence of a growth became evident to his doctors three weeks after the strain."
The family consisted of the following —
Deceased 39, hewer. £2/10/0.
Widow 35, son 10. daughter 3.
Adjourned in order to see the doctors and witnesses.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/43, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1918 (two volumes: covers Jan-Jun, Jul-Dec)
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