Health of Recruits in the Great War, By State, April 23, 1920

From the Monroe Journal, April 23, 1920

By Major B.H. Hinde, Infantry O.R.C.

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Some of the Statistics as to the health of the recruits from various is of interest. In Minnesota, Iowa, Kentucky, Arkansas, North and South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas, 75 men passed out of each 100 examined.

In North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Florida, 67 men passed out of each 100.
In Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia, 62 men passed out of each 100.

Only 54 of every 100 men from the remaining states were healthy enough to serve, including Washington, Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts.