A graph plotting admissions to 16 Swiss treatment centres for alcoholism against the price of brandy, 1908-1928. Lithograph, ca. 1929.
- Date:
- [1929?]
- Reference:
- 689469i
- Part of:
- Statistics on alcoholism in Switzerland.
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The graph shows a dramatic fall in the number of 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
Admissions alcooliques dans 16 établissements suisse pur le relevèment des buveurs. Prix moyen en gros du litre d'eau-de-vie à 50°. D'après le Secrétariat suisse des paysans.
Notes
One of at least four posters with a similar content and style (Statistics on alcoholism in Switzerland, ca. 1929)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 689469i
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