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Nature of Disabilities foe which War. Pensions payable as at 31st March, 1930. Wounds —- Permanent. Temporary. Total. Percentage. Upper extremity . . .. .. 2,180 85 2,265 Lower extremity .. .. .. .. 2,332 176 2,508 Head and neck .. .. , . .. 713 59 772 Thorax .. .. .. .. ..382 60 442 Abdomen .. .. .. .. 130 7 137 5,737 387 6,124 48-4 Fractures (not due to wounds)— Upper extremity .. .. .. 62 4 66 Lower extremity .. .. .. .. 62 5 67 124 9 133 1-1 Amputations — Upper extremity .. .. .. .. 242 .. 242 Lower extremity .. .. .. 574 2 576 Double .. .. .. .. .. 29 .. 29 845 2 847 6-6 Special senses — Ocular — Totally blind .. .. .. 23 .. 23 Loss of one eye .. .. .. 281 1 282 Other disabilities of eye . . .. 149 17 166 453 18 471 3-7 Auditory .. .. .. 321 28 349 Nasal .. .. .. .. .. 13 13 26 334 41 375 3-0 Respiratory system — Pulmonary tuberculosis .. .. .. 119 867 986 7-8 Other diseases .. .. . . .. 387 611 998 7-9 506 1,478 1,984 Circulatory system .. . . . . .. 188 229 417 3-3 Nervous system — Organic diseases (including mental diseases) ..27 88 115 0-9 Functional diseases .. .. .. 163 448 611 4-8 190 536 726 Gastro-intestinal .. .. .. .. 107 118 225 1-8 Genito-urinary .. .. .. .. 80 73 153 1-2 General diseases .. .. .. .. 221 224 445 3-5 Diseases of bone .. .. .. .. 44 21 65 0-5 Injuries of joints (not due to wounds) .. .. 264 101 365 2-9 Spinal diseases .. .. .. .. 35 80 115 0-9 Deformities .. .. .. .. .. 51 4 55 0-5 Diseases of skin .. .. .. .. 6 9 15 0-1 Miscellaneous.. .. .. .. .. 100 40 140 1-1 9,285 3,370 12,655 100