Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1935, Page 9

ALCOHOL DEATHS HELD INCREASING 3,655 Reported for 1934 an¢ This Figure Held Under True Total. M?Americnn people drinking more statisticlans say the con- Bumption is much less now than in the “wettest” pre-prohibition days. But the United States Public Health Bervice says there is apparent evidence that “people are drinking more,” and cited 3,655 deaths from alcoholism in 1934 to support its statement. Anyhow, Dr. R. C. Williams, assist- ant surgeon-general, said the public health service “is not alarmed” by the increase in deaths from chronic and acute alcoholism. ‘The death rate from this cause stood Bt 2.9 per 100,000 of population for 1934, an increase from 2.6 in 1933 and | 8.5 In the full pre-repeal year of 1932. | No estimate was made of the num- ber of deaths from poison liquor, all alcoholic cases having been listed to- gether. Figures Held Not Accurate. The figures, compiled by the Census | Bureau for health service reports, |/ were said by one census official not to be altogether accurate. He said | there is every reason to believe many family physicians would avoid sign- | ing a death certificate attributing the | cause to alcoholism if another listing were possible. | Five dry States showed increases | during last year in alcoholic deaths. Deaths in Alabama increased from 40 to 51; Georgia, 50 to 76; Kansas, 17 to 25; Oklahoma, 33 to 56, and Texas, then dry, from 80 to 107. Mississippi's alcohol deaths remained at 21 for both 1933 and 1934. On the other hand, New York's death rate dropped sharply during the first full year after repeal, which became effective in December, 1933. During 1933 there were 635 such deaths, while the total dropped to 864 last year. States Showing Increases. Other States showing increases: Arizona, 13 to 18; Arkansas, 17 to 41; California, 166 to 197; Colorado, 30 to 36; Connecticut, 45 to 58; Delaware, 14 to 22; Florida, 52 to| 69; Illinois, 134 to 135; Indiana, 60| ¢to 74; Louisiana, 22 to 25; Maine, 25 to 27; Massachusetts, 233 to 288; Michigan, 68 to 79; Missouri, 56 to| 77; Nebraska, 20 to 26; Nevada, 5 to | 14, New Jersey, 99 to 105; New Mexico, 7 to 12; North Carolina, 92 ¢to 127; Ohio, 185 to 239; Pennsyl- vania, 265 to 320; Vermont, 7 to 8; \Virginia, 63 to 95; Washington, 54 to €4; West Virginia, 55 to 60; Wyo- ming, 5 to 12. States showing decreases: Idaho, 9 to 7; Iowa, 51 to 47; Ken- tucky, 72 to 49; Minnesota, 74 to 68; Montana, 24 to 20; New Hampshire, 13 to 12; North Dakota, 13 to 11; Oregon, 27 to 19; Rhode Island, 29 to 21; South Carolina, 43 to 39; South Dakota, 18 to 10; Tennessee, 85 to 45; Utah, 8 to 5; Wisconsin, 98 to 80; District of Columbia, 25 to 24. Maryland deaths remained at 70 for both years. 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