§ MR. W. THORNE (West Ham, S.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he can state the number of recruits that have applied for enlistment during the year 1907 in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle, Sunderland, Glasgow, Dundee, and Edinburgh, and the number of rejections in each town as being physically unfit to join the Army.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Mr. ACLAND,) Yorkshire, RichmondThe number of men who offered themselves for enlistment into the Regular Army in the following towns during the twelve months ended 30th September, 1907, and the numbers 55 of such men who were rejected for physical reasons—
Town. | Offered for Enlistment. | Rejected for Physical reasons. |
London | 20,975 | 8,806 |
Birmingham | 1,858 | 1,084 |
Manchester | 2,523 | 1,821 |
Sheffield | 1,031 | 363 |
Leeds | 791 | 452 |
Newcastle | 1,493 | 1,046 |
Sunderland | 776 | 282 |
Glasgow | 2,905 | 1,135 |
Dundee | 956 | 680 |
Edinburgh | 1,500 | 628 |