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Table showing Causes of Rejection from Class A.

Summary. Total number of recruits examined.. .. .. .. .. 10,618 Total number of recruits rejected and classed as G2 or D .. .. 5, 224 Total number of recruits accepted for training .. . . .. 5,394

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Disease. Auckland. Wellington. Canterbury. Otago. Totals. Defects of upper extremities Defects of lower extremities Under height .. .. Under chest-measurement Insufficient weight Apparent age not in accordance with regulations Over height Syphilis Other venereal diseases Tubercle of lung Other tubercular diseases Impaired constitution and debility Other general diseases Malformation of ears Malformation of nose and mouth Malformation of chest and spine Malformation of urinary and genital organs Impediment of speech Other diseases of the nervous system Defective intelligence Defective vision Diseases of the eyes and eyelids Diseases of the middle ear (including deafness) Other diseases of the ear Diseases of the nose and mouth Valvular disease of the heart Other diseases of the heart Diseases of arteries (aneurism) Diseases of veins (varix) Diseases of lungs (except tubercle) Other respiratory diseases Loss or decay of many teeth Hernia Diseases of the digestive system Haemorrhoids Diseases of the urinary organs Varicocele Other diseases of generative organs (not syphilitic) Diseases of the joints Flat feet Other affections of bones and muscles Ulcers, wounds, cicatrices Other affections of cutaneous system Goitre Epilepsy Over age Rheumatism, sciatica, and lumbago Alcoholism Not classified 42 156 4 89 246 2 2 30 134 4 1 12 79 7 1 173 615 17 4 11 29 2 5 47 4 8 2 331 6 24 22 518 33 7 2 10 3 230 16 3 I 4 171 10 14 3 46 27 1,250 65 13 23 4 57 18 330 4 50 1 17 21 11 53 4 395 2 86 2 11 8 6 45 21 196 1 41 1 12 110 130 5 7 7 2 12 8 153 ' 24 1 7 103 137 8 48 59 23 197 51 1,074 7 201 2 38 782 699 10 150 216 9 419 216 44 13 53 14 72 12 15 25 8 96 6 67 52 46 19 7 24 12 89 15 28 18 66 11 7 20 11 56 9 30 1 15 63 4 6 5 7 285 43 178 1 94 247 46 35 74 38 50 114 23 26 21 22 7 5 86 1 184 63 32 29 28 30 38 10 5 78 2 495 49 125 27 21 20 196 17 5 73 3 235 30 66 II 11 10 87 6 5 25 76 192 337 90 86 81 343 40 20 262 6 990 Totals 2,234 3,338 2,054 1,312 8,938