Show FITNESS AND DISEASE the survey for april 27 has an illuminating lumina ting article on the health of the soldier and civilian the survey ey is a weekly magazine devoted to questions of social reform the data contained in the article is obtained from the report of the surgeon general of 0 the army and deals with the health of the soldiers it also shows the percentage of men fit and unfit brought by the draft to the national army of these south dakota leads the nation in ili the percentage of 0 physically fit men who were called for examination this state showed 14 per cent of men physically unfit and 76 per cent accepted nebraska wyoming ry aming and oklahoma are next in line 21 and 22 per cent rejected it is noticeable that the western states show a percentage of 75 to SO 80 per cent of men who were found physically fit for service in ili this list is utah arizona idaho montana wyoming north dakota nebraska kansas oklahoma texas minnesota iowa and one southern state I 1 alabama the states showing from 70 to 75 per cent of 0 fit men are washington oregon california colorado new mexico missouri arkansas mississippi illinois wisconsin michigan indiana ohio tennessee virginia north carolina south carolina georgia florida the states sl shoeing loNing ga to 70 per cent are nevada louisiana kentucky I 1 new york those having go CO to go 65 per cent are west lest virginia massachusetts and new Hani hamshire shire while pennsylvania vermont connecticut and maine show less than GO 60 per cent of men physically fit for service the chief reason however fr for rejection is eyes and teeth the same article compares the diseases from which men in the army suffer these are divided into two classes venereal diseases and other communicable diseases the table given shows 88 out of a thousand men in the regular army are afflicted with venereal disease and 13 have other diseases the national guard men show that per thousand suffer from venereal disease and 39 from other diseases in the national or draft army iga ac 2 per thousand have venereal diseases and 23 from other diseases these figures are interesting and to some extent alarming the medical officers in the service arg are doing all in their power to overcome disease tendencies in the army and are succeeding |