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SECTION III.—MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF MEN CALLED UP FOR MILITARY SERVICE Table 6. —Analysis by Causes of Rejection for Active Military Service

Note. —The data which formed the basis of the above tables consisted of the results of the medical examinations of 105,311 men aged eighteen to forty-five years inclusive who were examined for military service during 1942 and 1943. These included the great majority of all men so examined dining that period. Of the total number examined, 42,022 were rejected for active overseas service and placed in Grade 11, 111, or IV. As a preliminary step, the cases were grouped in four age-groups as follows : — All Men Men rejected for Central Age. examined. Active Service. 19 years '.. .. .. .. .. .. .. L 0.855 2.399 28 years .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,. r ,K. r > 0,389 33 years .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,239 9,928 42 years .. .'. .. .. .. .. .. 43,032 23,300 For the purpose of making comparisons the actual numbers rejected for each cause were reduced by a constant factor in each age-group, corresponding to a reduction in the total,number examined in that group to 10,000 men. The men falling into tho first group were all single, 96 per cent, of those in the three older groups were married men—a point of some importance in. studying the comparative incidence of those medical conditions which would be associated more particularly with men in tho older ages who had not married on account of some medical disability. Petajls of this older group of single men are unfortunately not available,

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SECTION III. MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF MEN CALLED UP FOR MILITARY SERVICE Table 6. —Analysis by Causes of Rejection fob Active Military Service A, Ati Men. B. UNFIT M®N. Number of Men rejected for each Cause Distribution Of Causes of Rejection per per 10,000 Men examined at each of Hundred Unfit Men examined at the Four Selected Age a point8. same Age-point*. Central Age of GroUp examined. Central Age of Group e camifled. Wlnetem Twenty* Thirty- Forty* Nineteen liwent y Thirty* Forty* VeTrt «>**> two Year, eight three Uy ° raYears. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. ' (Married.) (Married.) (Married,) ® ' (Married.) (Married.) (Married*) Total men examined .. .. .. .. 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 2,210 2 829 3,5l6 S.342 Cause of rejection for active service— percent. PetCe.it. Percent, I J er Cent. Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 1. Tuberculosis (excluding pulmonary) .. .. 12 12 15 16 0-5 0*4 0-4 0'3 2. Venereal .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 4 5 0*1 0-1 0-1 0'1 3. All other infectious and parasitic diseases .. .. 7 9 8 15 0*3 0'3 0• 3 0-3 Items 1 to 3 combined .. .. .. 21 23 27 36 0-9 0-8 0'8 0 ; 7 Nervous and Mental Diseases 4. Mental deficiency, mental alienation, and epilepsy .. 106 51 61 58 4-8 1-8 1 *7 i 1 5. Functional nervous disorders .. .. .. 61 99 154 198 2-8 3• 5 4*4 3-7 6. Organic nervous disorders .. .. .. 42 46 44 39 1*9 1-6 1*3 0-7 Items 4 to 6 combined .. 209 196 259 295 9*5 6-9 7-4 5-5 Cardio-vascular Diseases 7. Organic heart-diseases and arrhythmias .. .. 64 89 103 207 2-9 3*1 2*9 3'9 8. Functional heart disorders .. .. .. 28 55 52 85 1-3 1*9 1*5 1*6 9. Blood-vessel diseases .. .. .. .. 80 225 M8 700 3-6 8*0 9*0 13*1 Items 7 to 9 combined .. 172 369 473 992 7-8 13 0 13-4 18*6 A l.i.vno'n.i.a.rn /)i son hps 10. Mouth (including dental) and throat .. .. 22 18 16 17 1-0 0-0 0-5 0-3 11. Stomach and duodenal disorders .. .. .. 10 86 131 244 0'5 3-0 3-7 4'6 12. Other alimentary disorders, including liver and gall- 10 27 37 67 0'5 10 1-0 1*2 bladder Items 10 to 12 combined .. .. 42 131 184 328 2-0 4'6 52 6-1 l Respiratory Diseases 13. Pulmonary tuberculosis .. .. .. .. 12 31 41 46 0*5 1 ■ 1 12 0• 9 14. Other pulmonary diseases .. .. .. 23 26 43 85 ' 1-1 0-9 1-2 1-0 15. Asthma '.. .. .. .. .. 102 105 113 118 4-6 3'7 3-2 2-2 16. Paranasal sinus infection .. .. .. .. 17 19 35 38 0 ■ 8 0-7 1 • 0 0-7 Items 13 to 16 combined .. 154 181 232 287 7 0 6 4 6-6 5-4 Disorders of Bones and Organs of Locomotion 17. Disorders of upper extremities .. .. .. 61 106 160 199 2-8 3'8 4-6 3-7 18. Disorders of lower extremities (excluding flat feet) .. 268 402 579 780 12-1 14-2 16-5 14-6 19. Plat feet .. .. .. ~ .. .. 118 142 191 253 5-3 5-0 5-4 4-8 20. Rheumatic (bone and joint) and arthritic disorders .. 15 61 81 172 0-7 2-2 2-3 3'2 21. Other bone disorders .. .. .. .. 41 43 47 66 1 ■ 9 1 ■ 5 1-4 1-2 22. Fibrositic conditions, including lumbago, sciatica, &c. 3 34 68 118 0-1 1-2 1-9 2-2 Items 17 to 22 combined .. .. 506 788 1,126 1,538 22-9 27-9 3 1 29 7 Ear Disorders 23. Otitis media and mastoid disease .. .. .. 45 64 63 82 2-0 2-3 18 1*5 24. Other ear disorders .. .. .. .. 27 52 73 127 1-2 1-8 21 2-4 Items 23 and 24 combined .. .. 72 116 136 209 3-2 4 1 3 9 3-9 Eye Disorders 25. Defective vision .. .. .. .. 398 343 341 435 18-0 12-1 9 7 8-2 26. Blindness (one or both eyes) .. .. .. 28 39 42 ' 50 1-3 . 1-4 1-2 0-9 27. Other eye disorders .. .. .. .. 25 25 32 34 1-1 0-9 0-9 0-6 Items 25 to 27 combined .. .. .. 451 407 415 519 20-4 14-4 11 8 9-7 Other Classes 28. All skin-diseases .. .. .. .. 51 43 51 103 2-3 1-5 1 t 1-9 29. Tumours, malignant and non-malignant .. .. .. 3 3 9 .. 0-1 0-1 0-2 30. Genito-urinary diseases, other than venereal .. 72 54 65 76 3-2 1 ■ 9 18 1-4 31. Diseases of blood and blood-forming organs .. 2 I 4 8 0-1 0-1 0 1 0-1 32. Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. 6 8 9 20 0-2 0-3 0 3 0-5 33. Thyroid-gland diseases .. .. .. .. 35 87 102 88 1-6 3-1 2 9 1-7 34. Hernias .. .. .. .. .. 50 146 160 291 2-3 5 1 4 6 5-5 35. Overweight or underweight .. .. .. 101 56 57 117 4-6 2-0 1-0 2-2 36. Other disorders, local or general (not included above) .. 266 220 213 370 12-0 # 7-8 60 6Total, Grades II, III, and IV .. .. 2,210 2,829 3,516 5,342 100-0 100-0 100-0 100-0 ; ' I I ; Note. —The data which formed the basis of the above tables consisted of the results of the medical examinations of 105,311 men aged eighteen to forty-five years inclusive who were examined for military service during 1942 and 1943. These included the great majority of all men so examined during that period. Of the total number examined, 42,022 were rejected for active overseas service and placed in Grade II, III, or IV. As a preliminary stop, the cases were grouped in four age-groups as follows : — All Men Men rejeeted lor Central Age. examined. Active Service. 19 years .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,855 2,399 28 years .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,585 6,389 33 years .. . . .. .. .. .. ... 28,239 9,928 42 years .. .'. .. .. .. . . 43,632 23,306 For the purpose of making comparisons the actual numbers rejected for each cause were reduced by a constant factor in each age-group, corresponding to a reduction in the total number examined in that group to 10,000 men. The men falling into the first group were all single, 96 per cent, of those in the three older groups were married men—a point of some importance in studying the comparative incidence of those medical conditions which would be associated more particularly with men in the older ages who had not married on account of some medical disability. Details of this older group of single men are unfortunately not available,