Examination of Recruits during WW1

Classification for the use of British Medical Officers examining recruits is extracted or derived from MacPherson's "Medical Services", HMSO 1921.

Hints for recognition of undesirable recruits attempting to join or rejoin the US Navy or Marine Corps as an alternative to unemployment as a civilian before America declared war on Germany in 1917. From a Manual for the examining medical officers dated 1916

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