§ 34 and 35. Mr. Palingasked the Secretary of State for War (1) how many men have passed through the recruits' physical development depots at Canterbury and Scarborough; how many were accepted for the Army and how many rejected; and what is the number in the depots at the present time;
(2) how many men made application to join the Army in the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many were accepted, and how many rejected on medical grounds; and will he give similar 189 information for the three preceding years?
§ Sir V. WarrenderAs the answers to these questions involve tables of figures,
| Recruits Physical Development Depots. | |||||
| Disposal of recruits sent to these Depots up to t6th February, 1939. | |||||
| Depot. | Number sent to Depot. | Posted to units as fit. | Failed to reach standard after training. | Discharged for other causes. | Number now at Depot undergoing training. |
| Canterbury (opened 18th May,1937). | 1,804 | 1,363 | 134 | 82 | 225 |
| Scarborough (opened 19th April, 1938). | 394 | 289 | 10 | 29 | 126 |
| Totals | 2,198 | 1,592 | 144 | 111 | 351 |
| Regular Army. | |||||||
| Calendar Year. | Number of applicants for enlistment. | Number rejected by Examining Medical Officer. | Number finally approved. | ||||
| 1938 | … | … | … | … | 61,552 | 7,546 | 38,827 |
| 1937 | … | … | … | … | 52,147 | 8,028 | 26,094 |
| 1936 | … | … | … | … | 56,458 | 11,102 | 22,486 |
| 1935 | … | … | … | … | 64,825 | 13,222 | 24,637 |