Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-05-06 | Page 1 | 641,990 'Vets' Disabled in U. S. Fighhting

i First Authentic Tabulation Estimates Es-timates Yearly Support at $325,000,000 i NEW YORK, May C There are 611.000 veterans of the world war dependent de-pendent on the bounty of the United States for future existence at annual cost of $325,000,000, according to Dr. W. C. Rucker, chief medical adviser of the bureau of war risk insurance, who reports this number discharged from the army and navy with disabilities. disabil-ities. .These figures, said to represent tho first authentic fr.bulattlon, were made public here today by the com-l mittee for aid to disabled veterans and referendum on the bonus. Dr. Rucker's report shows that there are at least 76.5SS cases of neuro-psy-chlatric disease among 4he disabled men, divided -as follows: Endrocrino-.pathic8. 4,823; epilepsy, 6f9S5; psycho-neuosis 1394-1; inebriates 1.S58; insane 12,54-i; feeble-minded 22.538; constitutional psveho-inferiors 6,609. In addition there are 46,310 cases of tuberculosis; 75,000 surgical cases, 62-869 62-869 eye, ear, nose and throat and 22,-8J7 22,-8J7 miscellaneous. . "To the above figures" said Dr. Rucker "should be added enough men to make 641,900, which is believed to bo the maximum number discharged with disability." i