§ Mr. CROOKSasked the Secretary for War whether, under Army Council Instruction No. 1023, the whole of the Army Pay Corps have now been medically examined and classified into categories; if so, can he state the proportion in each category; and whether the examining officers had instructions not to classify any of the men classification are:
§ Mr. FORSTERThe results of the classification are:
- Category A.—General service, 37.6 per cent.
- Category B.—Service abroad in garrison, provisional, or labour units and on sedentary work, 39.7 per cent.
- Category C.—Service at home in garrison, provisional, or labour units and on sedentary work, 20.9 per cent.
- Category D.—Temporarily unfit, 1.2 per cent.
- Category E.—Unfit, awaiting discharge or reclassification, .6 per cent.
It will be seen that a large proportion falls into Category B.