HC Deb 10 February 1926 vol 191 cc1076-7W
Mr. HORE-BELISHA

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what percentage of new recruits for the Navy were discharged on account of some physical or medical disability in 1925 within 12 months of their acceptance; and what were the corresponding figures for 1910, 1912, and 1913?

Mr. DAVIDSON

The figures are as follow:

Year Numbers Entered Numbers Invalided within 12 months of acceptance. Percentage.
1925 7,071 189 2.67
1910 13,110 286 2.18
1911 13,132 358 2.73
1912 17,968 445 2.48
1913 16,673 419 2.51