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.
Notes
One of at least four posters with a similar content and style (Statistics on alcoholism in Switzerland, ca. 1929)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 689465i
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.
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores