HC Deb 03 July 1939 vol 349 cc922-3
75. Mr. Parker

asked the Minister of Labour the number of conscripts medically examined to date in the different regional divisions; and the percentage placed in each grade in each division?

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

I will if I may circulate in the Official Report a table showing the results of the medical

MILITARY TRAINING ACT, 1939.
Analysis of results of Medical Examinations during the period 8th June, 1939, to 24th June, 1939.
Grade. Numbers medically examined.
London Divn. S.E. Divn. S.W. Divn. Mids. Divn. N.E. Divn. N.W. Divn. N. Divn. Scot. Divn. Wales Divn. Totals.
I 8,850 4,800 4,009 7,915 5,032 6,272 3,204 5,362 2,293 47,737
II 382 189 203 399 157 405 103 204 143 2,185
II (a) (Vision) 554 254 188 363 285 384 138 230 66 2,462
II(a) (Feet) 132 79 77 119 73 102 22 90 23 717
Total of Grades II and II(a). 1,068 522 468 881 515 891 263 524 232 5,364
Total of Grades I and II. 9,918 5,322 4,477 8,796 5.547 7,163 3,467 5,886 2,525 53,101
III 654 261 267 467 244 431 145 309 164 2,942
IV 284 138 161 221 134 232 100 169 79 1,518
Grand Totals 10,856 5,721 4,905 9,484 5,925 7,826 3,712 6,364 2,768 57,561
Grade. Percentages of men medically examined.
London Divn. S.E. Divn. S.W. Divn. Mids. Divn. N.E. Divn. N.W. Divn. N. Divn. Scot. Divn. Wales Divn. Overall
I 81.6 83.9 81.7 83.5 84.9 80.1 86.3 84.3 82.8 82.9
II 3.5 3.3 4.2 4.2 2.7 5.2 2.8 32 5.2 3.8
II (a) (Vision) 5.1 4.4 3.8 3.8 4.8 4.9 3.7 2.4 2.4 4.3
II (a) (Feet) 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.3 0.6 1.4 8.4 1.3
Total of Grades II and II(a) 9.8 9.1 9.6 9.3 8.7 11.4 7.1 8.2 8.4 9.4
Total of Grades I and II 91.4 93.0 91.3 92.8 93.4 91.5 93.4 92.5 91.2 92.3
III 6.0 4.6 5.4 4.9 4.1 5.5 3.9 4.9 5.9 5.1
IV 2.6 2.4 3.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.6
Grand Totals — — — — — — — — — —