the Army and Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs. The need for nurses at these places was recognized, but the present number of nurses is inadequate to meet the demand, and fully 42 additional should be provided and could be promptly supplied from the present eligible list. During the year the nurses have been on duty at the following places: Walter Reed General Hospital, Takoma Park, D. C. Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, Cal. Department hospital, Manila, P. I. Post hospital, Fort William McKinley, P. I. Field hospital No. 3 at Vera Cruz, Mexico, and Galveston, Tex., from the beginning of the fiscal year until December, 1914. At the beginning of the present European war, when it was contemplated to send six transports to Europe for the purpose of bringing back American refugees, two Army nurses were designated to temporary duty on each boat. During their absence in August and September five contract nurses were employed at the Walter Reed General Hospital to supplement the reduced force of Army nurses. stationed there. The second building of the new nurses' quarters at Letterman General Hospital is well on its way toward completion, and it is hoped that the third building will be finished and the quarters ready for occupancy by the end of 1915. New quarters for nurses are also in process of construction at the department hospital, Honolulu. Separate quarters are needed for the nurses stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., as they are at present occupying a portion of the hospital-an unsatisfactory arrangement. The movement of recruits is shown in Table No. 48. There were 57,244 examined by medical officers, as compared with 36,822 for the preceding year. Of each 1,000 examined, 106.60 were rejected and 24.46 declined enlistment, as compared with 134.49 and 30.85 for 1913. Of each 1,000 examined by medical officers, 868.94 were accepted, as compared with 834.66 for 1913. Of the number examined and enlisted, 366.32 per 1,000 were reenlistments and 502.62 were original enlistments, as compared with 287.60 and 547.06 for 1913. TABLE NO. 48.-Movement of recruits, white and colored, 1914. TABLE NO. 49.-Nativities of accepted recruits, white and colored, year 1914. TABLE No. 50.—Ages of recruits, white and colored, and the proportion at each age, year 1914, per 1,000 accepted. The proportion of accepted recruits, 24 years of age and under, was 544.78 as against 579.78 in 1913. The greatest number was enlisted at 21 years of age, 9,380, and 4,820 at 22 years, the two ages combined giving 285.48 per 1,000 of all enlistments in the year. Total. 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 Total. 183.20 228.57 230.77 1,000.00 1,000.00 1.000.00 1,000. 00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000. 00 1,000.00 1,000.00 It will be noted that 49.44 per cent of the white recruits were 5 feet 8 inches or over and 1.25 per cent were under the minimum height as compared with 48.38 and 1.42, respectively, for the previous year. For colored recruits 45.85 were 5 feet 8 inches or over and 0.98 per cent were under the minimum height as compared with 46.62 and 1.50 last year. The average height for recruits was 5 feet 7.56 inches as compared with 5 feet 7.54 inches last year. TABLE NO. 53.-Relation of weight to age. Total..... 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000. 00 TABLE NO. 54.-Relation of weight to age. 120 to 124 pounds... Total........ 45.81 47.62 38.46 15.31 76.34 142.86 9.52 76.92 71.43 107.91 153.06 107.91 125.75 155.61 133.10 113.77 155.61 161.87 137.73 109.69 136.70 137.73 182.74 118.75 110.71 119.10 76.92 107. 14 122.30 107.78 152.29 162.50 108.52 109.63 10.15 6.25 6.56 10.86 40.06 66.90 86.30 112.50 82.30 108.23 55.84 137.50 95.42 116.99 137.06 131.25 110.71 125.75 76.92 89.28 82.74 119.76 76.14 81.25 102.70 88.97 50.77 18.75 57.54 5.99 25.38 6.25 31.32 18.92 5.99 15.23 37.50 67.72 38.18 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 |