Army anthropometry and medical rejection statistics

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...Gotland District and a maximum rate of 25.6 per cent. for the Sodermanland District. These rates apply only to the recruits 21 years of age examined during 1903-07. The principal causes of rejection during the same period were as follows: Diseases of organs of circulation, including the heart, 4.37 per cent.; diseases of bones and extremities, 3.43 per cent.; deafness and diseases of the ears, 1.58 per cent.; tuberculosis, 1.57 per cent.; general debility, 1.5 per cent.; diseases of the eye, 1.36 per cent; diseases of the mind, 1.07 y per cent., and deficiency in stature, 0.53 per cent. For all causes the rate was 18.58 per cent., limited, as previously stated, to those 21 years of age only. For those examined at older ages the rejection rate for all causes was 26.12 per cent., and for diseases of the heart and circulatory organs, 5.65 per cent., and for tuberculosis, 2.86 per cent. The large group of rejections on account of diseases of the circulatory organs apparently includes varicose veins, etc. The rate declined, however. again during the period 1911-15 to 29.5 per cent. RECRUITING STATISTICS OF BELGIUM For Belgium the available recruiting statistics are for the period 1901-09. The general rejection rate having varied between a maximum of 34.27 per cent. at the beginning of the period to 19.26 per cent. during 1907, when, however, radically different methods of examination appear to have been employed. The rate increased to 29.34 per cent. in 1908, and declined to 25.63 per cent. in 1909. The rejection rate was highest in the District of Brabant, or 40.7 per cent., during the period 1902-06, and lowest in the District of Luxemburg, or 18.3 per cent, the average for all districts for the period having been 31.7 per cent. The principal cause of rejectio...