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APPENDIX. TABLE X.—NATURE OF DISABILITIES FOB WHICH WAR PENSIONS WERE GRANTED TO 31st MARCH, 1927. Wounds — Permanent. Temporary. Total. Per Centage. Upper extremity .. .. .. 2,153 112 2,265 Lower extremity .. .. 2,265 203 2,468 Head and neck . . .. .. .. 691 78 769 Thorax . . . . .. 357 73 430 Abdomen .. .. .. .. 121 13 134 5,587 479 6,066 "49-1 Fractures (not due to wounds)— Upper extremity .. . . 62 4 66 Lower extremity . . . . .58 6 64 120 10 130 1 1 Amputations — Upper extremity . . . . *244 .. 244 Lower extremity . . . . . . 564- 8 572 Double .. .. . .. . . .. 29 .. 29 837 8 845 6-8 Special senses — Ocular — Totally blind . . .. .. 17 1 18 Loss of one eye .. . . . . 288 3 291 Other disabilities of eye .. . . 147 17 164 452 21 473 3-8 Auditory .. .. .. .. 291 35 326 Nasal .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 20 301 45 346 2-8 Respiratory system — Pulmonary tuberculosis .. .. .. 93 1,115 1,208 9-8 Other diseases .. .. .. . . 210 646 856 6-9 303 1,761 2,064 Circulatory system .. .. .. ~ 152 231 383 3-1 Nervous system — Organic disease (including mental diseases).. 15 5C 73 0-6 Functional disease .. .. .. 112 412 524 4-2 127 470 597 4-8 Gastro-intestinal .. ... .. .. 86 106 192 1-6 Genito-urinary .. .. .. 63 91 154 1-3 General diseases .. .. .. 194 241 435 3-5 Diseases of bone . . .. .. 34 23 57 0-5 Injuries of joints (not due to wounds) .. 234 88 322 2-6 Spinal disease . . . . .. . . 22 70 92 0-7 Deformities .. .. .. .. .. 49 4 53 0-4 Disease of skin .. .. . . . . 4 10 14 0-1 Miscellaneous ... .. .. .. 81 59 140 1-1 8,646 3,717 12,363 100 * The figures in previous year's reports were in error.

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