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Show Suicide A statistical study of suicides in 1940, made by the Bureau of the Census, reveals that 18,907 Individuals decided to terminate their mortal exlstance during that calendar year. Three-fourths of those who killed themselves were males and the ratio of white people is four times as great as that of Negroes. Incidentally, April is the favored month for suicides, with January having the lowest level. Nevada has the highest rate for any State, with South Carolina Caro-lina and Arkansas at the bottom, with a rate less than one-sixth; that of Nevada. Incidentally, individuals in the 45 to 54 year age bracket are the most susceptible to suicide and that age group holdes the championship. |