CONTENTS— Continued 



Recruiting statistics of Austro-Hungary 55 



Recruiting statistics of France 57 



Variations of stature of European armies 58 



Recruiting statistics of Italy 59 



Medical causes of rejection in the Italian Army 60 



Recruiting statistics of Switzerland 61 



Recruiting statistics of Scandinavian countries 62 



Recruiting statistics of Belgium 63 



Recruiting statistics of Holland 63 



Recruiting statistics of Russia and Finland 64 



Recruiting statistics of Great Britain !.. 64 



Recruiting statistics of Japan 65 



Recruiting statistics of the United States 66 



Comparative causes of rejection for military service 67 



Causes of rejection in the German army 68 



Causes of rejection in the Austro-Hungarian army 69 



Causes of rejection in the French army 70 



Causes of rejection in the Swiss army 71 



Causes of rejection in the Italian army 72 



Causes of rejection in the Belgian army 72 



Causes of rejection in the Dutch army 73 



Causes of rejection in the Swedish army 73 



Causes of rejection in the Norwegian army 75 



Causes of rejection in the British army 75 



Causes of rejection in the United States army 76 



Causes of rejection — white recruits only 77 



Causes of rejection — colored recruits only 78 



Causes of rejection — native and foreign-born recruits 78 



Causes of rejection — Filipino and Porto Rican recruits 79 



Part II 



RECENT UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL AND REJECTION 

 EXPERIENCE DATA 



Discretionary powers in physical examinations 82 



Negative evidence of physical deterioration 83 



Important changes in rules and regulations 84 



Examinations by officers of the line 85 



Examinations by civil medical officers of local boards 86 



Army rejection experience in Greater New York 88 



Effects of discretionary powers on the rejection rate 89 



Misleading conclusions regarding physical rejections under the 



first selective draft 90 



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