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Table No. 153, showing the number of enrolled militia and different causes of exemption during the period of five years from 1851 to 1855, in each of the provinces of Belgium. (Document Statistiques publiés par le Ministre de l'Intèrieur: Bruxelles, 1857.)

Table No. 154, showing the number of recruits examined, the number rejected for physical and mental disability, and the ratio rejected per 1,000 examined in Great Britain, for each year from 1832 to 1851, and from 1860 to 1862, inclusive; also, giving the total examinations, total rejections for physical and mental disability, and the ratio per 1,000 rejected.

Table No. 155, showing the number of young men examined, number exempted for physical and mental disability, and the ratio per 1,000 exempted. in France, in each year from 1831 to 1843, inclusive. (Compiled from the Comptes Rendus au Roi sur le Recrutement de l'Armée.")

Table No. 156, showing the ratios of exemptions or rejections from my evice for mental and physical infirmities in the United States, France. Grea Hitain, and Belgium.

Table No. 157, showing by nationalities the average height and cher na ements at expiration and inspiration of 340,179 drafted men, reer Ustitutes examined by the several boards of enrolment of the United Shane military service.

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Table No. 158, showing by States the average height and cheat tat expiration and inspiration of 233,806 drafted men, recruita, and antes, natives of the United States, examined for military service. preparing the statistical tables of height and chest measurement gretted that sufficient time was not permitted in which to more preferable and scientific manner which is now adopted viz: the number examined of each nationality of each parcar est measurement. It is, however, believed that they wise in practical value in the form in which they are presented. conclusion. I have the honor to state that some discrepancy

in the results of the number examined and exempted, given ne ith submitted, and those submitted by the enrolment branen v It does not, however, materially affect the ratio of exemption, ma e fact that, in a few cases, later returns have been receitas ranch than those on file in this office.

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few districts the reports are not incorporated in the save pade ↑ of being imperfect.

natio exempted for physical or mental disability per an urth draft may seem disproportionately small when svezen **. of the other drafts. In the fourth draft many men .. fenroiment were discharged by the order discontinn.ng and although they are counted in the total exames hers who winid probably have been exempted for parona w examined by the surgeon, such examination being en were charged by the order above cited. spectmy momitted, that the valuable and integ in the pore and records on file in this branch of your t, and that would be not only of interent, but are te results terinced therefrom should Le

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