EXPLANATION OF TABLES. XXI 



&c. The total niimloer rejected for the disease will be seen, at page 446, to be 5,044, 

 or 10.067 in the thousand of" the whole number examined. 



At the foot of page 435 it will be seen that the total number of natives of the 

 United States rejected for all diseases was 107,791, or in the proportion of 315.576 in 

 the thousand of the whole number examined, namely, 341,569. 



TABLE No. 18. 



Material. — Tliis table presents the results of the examination of 334,321 men of 

 various nativities and belonging to the four classes of recruits, substitutes, drafted men, 

 and enrolled men. Out of this body of men, the number found fit for military sei-vice 

 was 211,705, being 633.239 in the thousand of the whole number examined. 



Purpose. — The pui-pose of this table is, first, to show the number of men of 

 each variety of complexion among those rejected for disease ; and, secondly, to show 

 the proportion among them of man-ied and unmarried. 



Construction. — The list of diseases extends through five pages as in the preced- 

 ing table, but does not in this one require to be repeated. The two sections of Com- 

 plexion and Marriage head the pages. 



Under Complexion are to be seen three columns, headed Dark, Light, and Total ; 

 the whole number of men examined is announced under each heading. These columns 

 extend through the entire list of diseases, and they show the nimaber of men of each 

 grade of complexion, and of both together, who were rejected for each disease or 

 class and subdivision of diseases. 



Marriage likewise has its three columns, which are headed Married, Single, and 

 Total. These columns exhibit the social condition, as regards marriage, of the men 

 rejected. 



No relation exists between the two subjects of Complexion and Marriage in this 

 table. 



Totals. — The horizontal lines of totals are of thi-ee kinds: the "Total" shows 

 the number of men of each variety of complexion, and of each form of social condi- 

 tion vmder a subdivision of diseases; the "Grand total" shows similar particidars for a 

 class of diseases ; and the "Grand total for all diseases" (at foot of page 457) shows the 

 result for all disabilities. 



The veitical totals exhibit the addition of the numbers in the columns of Dark and 

 Light, and Married and Single, respectively, thus presenting the total number of men 

 rejected for each disease under each general heading. 



Eatios. — These refer in every instance to the number examined, as announced at 

 the head of each column. 



Example. — On page 453 it will be seen that 1,070 men of dark complexion, and 

 2,654 men of light complexion, making a total of 3,724, were rejected on account of 

 filth) sis imlmonalis. The dark-complexioned men were in the proportion of 26.387 in 

 the thousand of the whole number of dark-complexioned men examined, which latter is 

 seen to be 117,029. 



