| Trade. | Percentage of fit. | Locality of Birth. | |||
| Of those examined. | Of both parents. | ||||
| Large city. % | Village. % | Large city. % | Village. % | ||
| Brewer | 63.4 | 3.0 | 55.3 | 3.0 | 55.3 |
| Cab Driver | 63.3 | 3.2 | 69.0 | 1.6 | 69.8 |
| Smith | 61.2 | 1.9 | 71.0 | 1.2 | 75.7 |
| Skilled Mechanic | 29.7 | 44.4 | 10.9 | 30.9 | 30.0 |
| Implement maker or Tool maker | 28.5 | 36.3 | 15.9 | 24.8 | 28.3 |
Figure C 27.
Enlistments into the Army in Germany in 1907 and 1908, according to size (number of inhabitants) of native place, are shown by Dr. Walter Abelsdorff in Figure C 28.
Figure C 29 shows the percentage of those found fit in the final examination in Bavaria and occupation of the parents.
Table C 30 shows the total of all the non-commissioned officers and privates in the German Army on December 1st, 1906, classed according as they came from town or country and according to the occupation or the parents.
Attention is invited to the fact that according to Figure C 26 the percentage of those found fit for military service in Germany has diminished in recent years, but it is doubtful whether this is caused by a general lowering of physique. It may be due to the application of a higher standard in consequence of increased supply. The distinct increase in height, in Germany as well as in many other European countries, of those obliged to offer themselves for military service speaks against deterioration in the average of physique. Against the suggestion that with the increase in height may be coupled a greater disposition to tuberculosis must be set the fact that amongst the tall is found a percentage of fit higher than the average.
Abelsdorff remarks of Table C 27: "The results of recruiting for the years 1907 and 1908 have been grouped according to the size of the place of birth of the recruits.