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Nature op Disabilities for which War Pensions payable as at 31st March, 1928. Wounds Permanent. Temporary. Total. Per Centage. Upper extremity .. .. .. .. 2,162 91 2,253 Lower extremity .. .. .. .. 2,304 169 2,473 Head and neck .. .. .. . . 702 65 767 Thorax .. .. .. .. .. 372 58 430 Abdomen .. .. .. . . 126 11 137 5,666 394 6,060 49-0 Fractures (not due to wounds) — Upper extremity .. .. .. .. 63 3 66 Lower extremity .. .. .. 63 2 65 126 5 131 1-1 Amputations— Upper extremity .. .. .. .. 246 .. 246 Lower extremity .. .. .. .. 568 4 572 Double .. .. .. .. .. 29 .. 29 843 4 847 6-8 Special senses — Ocular— Totally blind.. .. .. .. 23 .. 23 Loss of one eye .. .. .. 287 1 288 Other disabilities of eye .. .. 146 16 162 456 17 473 3-8 Auditory .. .. .. .. 311 29 340 Nasal 11 10 21 322 39 361 2-9 Respiratory system — Pulmonary tuberculosis .. .. .. 103 1,037 1,140 9-2 Other diseases .. .. .. .. 293 585 878 7-1 396 1,622 2,018 Circulatory system .. .. .. .. 163 219 382 3-1 Nervous system — Organic disease (including mental diseases) .. 16 56 72 0-5 Functional disease .. .. .. 129 424 553 4-5 145 4.80 625 Gastro-intestinal .. .. .. .. 92 106 198 1-6 Genito-urinary .. .. .. .. 71 87 158 I' 3 General diseases .. .. .. .. 207 224 431 3-5 Diseases of bone . . . . . . .. 38 23 61 0-5 Injuries of joints (not due to wounds) .. . . 251 78 329 2-6 Spinal disease .. .. .. .. 22 73 95 0-8 Deformities .. .. . • . • • • 52 1 53 0-4 Disease of skin .. .. .. .. 5 9 14 0-1 Miscellaneous.. .. .. .. .. 86 58 144 1-2 8,941 3,439 12,380 100

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