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Nature of Disabilities for which War Pensions payable as at 31st March, 1929. Wounds Permanent. Temporary. Total. Percentage. Upper extremity .. .. ... .. 2,165 96 2,261 Lower extremity .. .. .. .. 2,319 176 2,495 Head and neck .. .. .. .. 703 63 766 Thorax .. .. .. .. ..375 58 433 Abdomen .. .. .. .. 126 10 136 5,688 403 6,091 48-6 Fractures (not due to wounds)— Upper extremity .. .. .. .. 63 2 65 Lower extremity .. .. .. .. 62 4 66 125 , 6 131 1-0 Amputations— Upper extremity .. .. .. .. 244 .. 244 Lower extremity .. .. .. .. 570 4 574 Double .. .. .< ... .. 29 .. 29 843 4 847 6-8 Special senses —• Ocular— Totally blind .. .. .. 24 .. 24 Loss of one eye .. .. .. 284 1 285 Other disabilities of eye .. .. 150 14 164 458 15 473 3-8 Auditory .. .. .. 317 27 344 Nasal .. .. .. .. .. 12 12 24 329 39 368 2-9 Respiratory system — Pulmonary tuberculosis .. .. .. 116 982 1,098 8-8 Other diseases .. .. .. .. 360 579 939 7-5 476 1,561 2,037 Circulatory system .. .. .. .. 178 222 400 3-2 Nervous systemOrganic diseases (including mental diseases) 22 68 90 0-7 Functional diseases . . .. .. 148 436 584 4-7 170 504 674 Gastro-intestinal .. .. .. .. 99 107 206 1-6 Genito-urinary .. .. .. .. 76 80 156 1-2 General diseases .. .. .. ... 220 208 428 3-4 Diseases of bone .. .. .. .. 42 21 63 0-5 Injuries of joints (not due to wouijds) .. .. 257 90 347 2-8 Spinal diseases .. .. .. .. 31 74 105 0-8 Deformities .. .. .. .. .. 51 5 56 0-5 Diseases of skin .. .. .. .. 6 9 15 0-1 Miscellaneous.. .. .. .. .. 89 52 141 1-1 9,138 3,400 • 12,538 100