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SECTION II. —MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF MEN CALLED UP FOR MILITARY SERVICE Table 3. —Results of Medical Examination of Men in each Class

Notes. —(i) These figures give the results of original gradings assigned to men examined, as a result of the initial examination following call-up for military service, and do not allow for subsequent regradings. * (ii) The classes covered by No. 13 and subsequent ballots included also a Bmall proportion of men who had recently attained age eighteen or entered classes previously called up.

Table 4. —Proportions of Men drawn who have been examined to 31st March, 1943, and Percentage Analysis of Results

Notes. —(i) Certain classes of men called in each ballot were excluded from medical examination. These were notably policemen, clergymen, seamen, and miners, and also Air Force and Naval volunteers. * (ii) Men who had been called up for Territorial service and subsequently called for overseas service were, for a considerable time, not re-examined following the second call-up. This explains the particularly low percentage examined among men called in Ballots Nos. 3, 4, 7, 9, and 12. Tn the case of Ballot 19, medical examinations wero proceeding at 31st March, 1943. (iii) The above table has been arranged so as to bring out the extremely important effect of age as a factor affecting fitness for military service. The examination of this subject is further pursued in Tables 8(a) and 8(0).

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(Position as at 31st March, 1943) Number of Men placed in Medical Grade— Ballot Nos. Marital Status. Age-class of Men examined. Temp examined I. Unfit and II. III. IV. Defer. 8,10,11 .. Single .. .. 18 years (also few 19 and 41) .. 12,110 1,230 1,351 1,118 380 16,189 1,2 .. „ .. .. 19 to 45 years .. .. .. 24,146 4,340 4,538 6,748 3,726 43,498 5,6 .. ., .. .. 19 years .. ... .. 3,965 427 545 435 180 5,552 5,6 .. „ .. .. 41 to 45 years .. .. .. 518 140 408 815 460 2,341 3, 4, 7, 9 „ .. .. 21 to 40 years (whole group) .. 16,824 3,823 4,645 6,201 2,233 33,726 12 .. „ .. .. 21 years .. .. .. 1,039 225 174 289 153 1,880 13 .. Married (no children) *18 to 45 years .. .. .. 11,176 2,327 3,821 5,027 961 23,312 14 .. Married (with children) *18 to 28 years (whole group) .. 10,123 1,544 1,920 1,949 232 15,768 15 .. „ *29 to 31 years (whole group) .. 9,533 1,616 2,184 2,753 244 16,330 16 .. „ *32 to 34 years (whole group) .. 10,006 2,058 2,618 4,066 311 19,059 17 .. „ *35 to 37 years (whole group) .. 9,590 2,042 3,122 4,792 407 19,953 18 .. „ *38 to 40 years (whole group) .. 7,741 1,883 2,731 5,253 320 17,928 19 .. „ *41 to 45 years (whole group) .. 6,161 1,258 2,644 6,898 515 17,476 Total men examined up to 31st March, 1943 .. .. .. 122,932 22,913 30,701 46,344 10,122 233,012

Numbor of Percentage of Men placed in Medical Grade— Niimiisr pnlwi these medically Percentage Principal Ballot Noa. " canea exam i ne( j up medically Age-class (see Tnmn Total. 1 • to 31st March, examined. Table 1 above). j Unfit and II III IV 1043 ' ' Defer. 8,10,11.. .. 18,168 16,189 89-1 18 ' 74-8 7-6 8-3 6-9 2-4 100-0 1,2 .. .. 49,717 43,498 87-5 19-45 55-5 10-0 10-4 15-5 8-6 100-0 5, 6— 19 years .. \ Q / 5,552 \ 19 71-4 7-7 9-8 7-8 3-3 100-0 41-45 years .. / ' \ 2,341 / 80 z 41-45 22-1 6-0 17-4 34-8 19-7 100-0 3,4,7,9.. .. 75,825 33,726 *44-5 21-40 49-9 11-3 13-8 18-4 6-6 100-0 12 .. .. 4,684 1,880 *40-1 21 55-3 12-0 9-2 15-4 8-1 100-0 13 .. .. 27,104 23,312 86-0 18-45 47-9 10-0 16-4 21-6 4-1 100-0 14 .. .. 17,570 15,768 89-7 18-28 64-2 9-8 12-2 12-3 1-5 100-0 15 .. .. 17,955 16,330 90-9 29-31 58-4 9-9 13-4 16-8 1-5 100-0 16 .. .. 21,268 19,059 89-6 32-34 52-5 10-8 13-8 21-3 1-6 100-0 17 .. .. 22,395 19,953 89-1 35-37 48-1 10-2 15-7 24-0 2-0 100-0 18 .. .. 21,715 17,928 82-6 38-40 43-2 10-5 15-2 29-3 1-8 100-0 19 .. .. 31,997 17,476 *54-6 41-45 35-3 7-2 15-1 39-5 2-9 100-0