Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-10-23 | Page 9 | Alcohol Deaths Show Increase of 300 Percent

JE HUl DEATHS Of A TH t r HOW 4 INC INCREASE J Of 3 CENT ite te to 4 Per 1 OO In in Insurance Statis i r Sa Says Y YIl s Il f NEW NEW YORK 0 Oct ct 23 3 UP UP- UP from rom alcoholism have o risen per pcr cent since 1920 according to sMs re published toda today by Dr Aerie L. L Hoffman statistician o of Prudential i Life LICe Insurance com corn In the I t year for fOl which is s completely available l rate ato was 4 1 S for cry c ma nl in tho the United States This I res with n a fL rate of ot 1 for 1920 tbs from of or tho the liver JUS US reached a 1 rate of or 75 ne jee 8 statistician Jan in commenting the tie figures does not enter into o prohibition 1 controversy contro beyond ng iy that while drastic liquor re re- rl and prohibition had at atit att it t a pronounced effect cHed on the th ith rate the ctr effect ct is 18 gradually t I ig g- g force forca and tho death rate ih errs ws a a. strong tendency to return a 0 tho average common to tho pre pic- J period figures are arc published In the spectator pe tat r or organ an of ot the the- insurance 9