Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-05 | Page 9 | Suicides Show Decline in U. S. for Last Year

SUICIDES SHOW DECLINE IN U. U S. S FOR LAST YEAR NEW YORK July 5 The 5 The suicide rate for lor 1933 declined to per of ot population in the United States as 85 against in 1932 according to figures made public today by Frederick Frederick Freder Freder- ick L. L Hoffman HoUman ins insurance rance statistician Mr Hoffman attributes the decline to the lessening effects of the financial financial finan finan- cial and industrial depression Improved economic conditions conditionS' he headds headds headds adds have a secret bearing on a proportion of the suicides sui sui- due to unemployment business failures general discouragement etc He says say's that the worldwide increase in m suicides wh which ch accompanied the I depression appeared to have been arrested arrested arrested ar ar- ar- ar rested last year in other countries besides this thic