A graph plotting new admissions of alcoholics to 23 Swiss lunatic asylums against the price of brandy, 1908-1928. Lithograph, ca. 1929.
- Date:
- [1929?]
- Reference:
- 689465i
- Part of:
- Statistics on alcoholism in Switzerland.
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The graph shows a dramatic fall in the percentage of alcoholic admissions coinciding with an equally sharp peak in the price of brandy in 1918
Publication/Creation
[Switzerland] : [Ligue Nationale contre le danger de l'eau-de-vie?], [1929?]
Physical description
1 print : lithograph ; sheet approximately 99.7 x 70 cm
Lettering
Enquêtes faites dans 23 asiles cantonaux d'aliénés. Pourcentage des premières admissions d'hommes atteints de folie alcoolique. Prix moyen en gros du litre d'eau-de-vie à 50°. D'après le Secrétariat suisse des paysans. Renchérir l'eau-de-vie par imposition, c'est faire diminuer les cas de folie alcoolique.
Creator/production credits
Possibly produced by the Ligue Nationale contre le danger de l'eau-de-vie (Nationaler Verband gegen die Schnapsgefahr), which started to publish its bulletin in 1926 and took an active part in public debates over referenda in 1926, 1930 etc.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 689465i
Notes
One of at least four posters with a similar content and style (Statistics on alcoholism in Switzerland, ca. 1929)
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores