Miners' nystagmus : its causes and prevention / by T. Lister Llewellyn ; with a preface by J. S. Haldane and a legal appendix by Douglas Knocker.

  • Llewellyn, T. L. (Thomas Lister), 1878-
Date:
1912
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    have happened—either (a) that the Certifying Surgeon of the district in which the workman was employed has certified that he is suffering from a disease mentioned in the Third Schedule (i.e., nystagmus); or (6) that the workman has been suspended under rules made under the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901, on account of having contracted such a disease; or (c) that he has died from such a disease. The date of the disablement is fixed by the death, suspension, or by the Certifying Surgeon in his certificate ; if the certificate does not state the date, then the date on which it was granted is taken to be the date. * Secondly, that the disease {i.e., nystagmus) is due to the nature of the employment in which the workman was employed at any time within twelve months previous to the date of the disablement. The nature of nystagmus makes it unnecessary for us here to consider any other points of the first group than those which arise in connection with the Certifying Surgeon's certificate. Certifying Surgeon's Certificate. The workman cannot recover compensation unless he produces to the Court a certificate, which may be either that of the Certifying Surgeon, or, as mentioned below, of the Medical Referee. The procedure for examination for the certification by the Certifying Surgeon and for appeals to the Referee, with the special forms fixed for the various steps and certificates, are all to be found in the Regulations for Certifying Surgeons, &c, drawn up by the Secretary of State under the authority of Section 8 (1) (3), and made on June 21, 1907, and amended up to date. The workman in applying has to supply certain information which includes the symptoms of which he complains, the name of the disease (i.e., nystagmus), the employment to which it is attributable, and the name and place of business of his last employer.5 The Scottish Courts decided in Taylor v. Bumham and Co.6 that the certificate need not be obtained before the commencement of the arbitration proceedings, though clearly it must be obtained before the actual award can be made in the case. To obtain the certificate the workman must submit himself to * Section 8 (4). 5 Certifying Surgeons' Regulations, Schedule, Forml. 6 [1909] S C., 704; 46 S.C., L.H., 482 ; 2.B.W.C.C., 247.