Arizona republican., 1921-02-18
Arizona Physically

Arizona among the most perfect physi-
cally in the United States, according report
Gently filed by the department in the govern
ment documentary depository at-the Paramount Col
lege library
The report is over the signature of Surgeon
General NJ w. Ireland is based on the physical
examinations of 275ss22 men called IN the draft
during the
Out of every thousand men examined in Arizona
$50 were physically perfect and SAT per thousand
were sufficiently perfection accepted for
military service The high position of Arizona is
due not much to special rarity of any disease,
to general freedom from all diseases.
The average for the entire United States was
sac perfect per thousand Every man called in
the draft was examined independently by from four
to twelve physicians. Every significant blemish was
recorded and forwarded to the Surgeon Generals
office.
The defects which were most frequently met with
were tuberculosis venereal diseases flat feet hernia
heart disease, underweight, underheght, and defec-
tive tonsis.
The most serious disease in the whole country
: is tuberculosis which caused men to be re-
jected than any other defect. wyoming was the best
state with 10 cases per thousand. and Arizona the
worst with 81 men thousand. Colorado had So
cases of tuberculosis thousand California Al
per thousand 1t is to account for Artzonas
tuberculosis showing.
Venereal diseases also resulted In great numbers
of men being excluded from military service These
diseases were most prevalent in the South with
Florida topping the list Florida had 1913 cases per
thousand, while Arizona had 49,, Vermont had the
best for freedom from vice diseases with but
10 cases per thousand.
Rhode Island is unique that it had more men
than any other state who too fat to enter the
army, and more who thin The state also
ranked either first second in the following defects
Underheight, alcoholism hemiplegia, apopexy, neu-
rosis defective vision bronchitis bodily deformties
atrophy of upper muscles defects and minor
paralysis.
Arizona had 10 men per thousand with bad tonsils
thousand. while Maryland had the best with per
thousand.
oregon had 116 per thousand with hernia
and allied defects, while had AZ per thousand
Kentucky, the perfect in this respect had %
ecases per thousand men. The high rate for oregon
is accounted for by the fact it is numbering
state
Wyoming $ flat-foot state in the
union, with 2S1 of every thousand so at
fncted Colorado stood next to Wyoming with 1876
flat per thousand while Mississippi. the state
where men the perfect arches in the union
had but As cases per thousand This may be be-
cause Mississippi has large population people
awho go barefoot Of the year. Arizona had 100
per thousand.
Rhode Island had 113 per thousand who
were undernourished height or with subnormal
chest development. North Dakota is state where
there seems to be plenty of food nearly every one
for it had but 10 per thousand, an even hun
.sdred less than Rhode Island. Arizona had Is men
Der thousand who were under subnormal along these
lines.
Rhode Island was the state Of poorest vision
with 70 men per thousand below military require
ments Arizona had the most perfect eyes with bu
% mon per thousand below requirements
wyoming ranked first for men with good hearts
having but of heart detects per thousand
ARIZONA had "a cases per thousand, and Washington
[,,ch stood At the bottom Of the list. had 50 pc
thousand.