§ Major GLYNasked the Secretary of State for War what is the present strength of the regular and subsidiary land forces, each separately, of the following countries: the United States' of America, France, Italy, Japan, Russia, Poland and the British Empire?
§ 1925. Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANS,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 24th November,col. 1145] supplied the following statement:
The figures for the regular forces represent authorised strengths; the figures for the subsidiary forces must be regarded as approximate only, and they comprise troops of widely varying character as regards training and organisation.
Country. Regular Land Forces Subsidiary Land Forces United States of America. 116,000 (a) 280,000 France (including the Colonial Army). 854,000 (a) 5,100,000 Italy (including the Colonial Army). 250,000 3,065,000 Japan 164,000 (a) 1,580,000 Russia 334,000 (a) 8,426,000 Poland 350,000 (a) 2,518,000 British Empire— Imperial Forces 222,000 648,000 Indian and' Colonial (Local) Forces. 183,000 — NOTE (a)—Includes the Air Force which is part of the Army.
Death rates per 1,000 living of each sex. Age Groups. 1922 1923 1924 Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. 21 and over … … 16.7 14.7 15.5 13.4 10.2 14.2 Under 5 … … 30.2 24.5 24.3 19.6 25.1 20.2 Under 10 … … 16.5 13.5 14.0 11.3 14.9 12.1 Under 15 … … 11.4 9.4 9.7 8.0 10.3 8.4 Under 20 … … 9.2 7.7 7.9 6.5 8.3 6.9 Under 21 … … 9.0 7.5 7.7 6.4 8.1 6.7 With regard to Scotland, the hon. and gallant Member should address a question to the Secretary for Scotland. As regards other European countries, while in certain cases figures are available for the