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Surname
JOYCE
Forename
James
Day
20
Month
03
Year
1910
Age
56
Occupation
Chargeman
Mine/Quarry Name
North Biddick
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lambton Collieries Ltd
Location
Fatfield
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was travelling a road about 4 feet high in the course of his work, when quite a small piece of stone fell from the roof on to his head he thought nothing of it at the time, and only fell ill when he reached home. A doctor was called in next day, but could not see any mark, and treated him for a bad headache. He got worse, and died on 9th April. A post mortem examination showed that all his organs had been healthy in life. There was no fracture of the skull, or any external marks of injury. The cause of death was meningitis set up (in the opinion of all the four doctors present) by the accident.