§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the Secretary of State for Air bow many men present themselves on an average each month for recruitment in His Majesty's Air Force, and how many are rejected, and for what principal reasons?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe total number of men who presented themselves for recruitment in the calendar year 1926 was 1,028. Of these, 258 were rejected on medical grounds and 391 on other grounds such as educational unfitness or age. The principal causes of rejection on medical grounds were dental defects, deformity of feet, heart disease, poor physique, respiratory diseases, defective vision and ear diseases.