WAR'S LEGACY
According to documents issued on behalf of the Earl of Haig Fund for ex-service-men, the latest statistics show that there are in Great Britain— 1,605,000 beneficiaries of the Ministry of Pensions, including 148,690 war widows. 205,000 war orphans, of which number 15,723 aro total orphans. 36,795 officers and men who have lost a leg or an arm. 2000 officers and men, totally blinded. 6111 officers and men certified insane. 271 severe neurasthenics classified as border-line cases. 3000 officers and men suffering from epilepsy. 34,000 officers and men suffering from tuberculosis. 2750, pensioners so severely disabled that they have been granted a Constance attendance allowance to enable them to have an attendant. 6668 officers and men still receiving inpatient treatment—apart from cases of insanity. 4672 officers and men receiving outpatient treatment. 4101 officers and men receiving home treatment.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 121, 27 November 1928, Page 11
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WAR'S LEGACY
Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 121, 27 November 1928, Page 11
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