Statistics of the number of institutions for the sick in Switzerland, and the number of people in each class of institution, with emphasis on the percentage of alcoholics. Lithograph, ca. 1929.
- Date:
- [1929?]
- Reference:
- 689474i
- Part of:
- Statistics on alcoholism in Switzerland.
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Specifies the number of social care establishments on Switzerland with the numbers of people in each, divided up as follows: lunatic asylums, establishments for treatment of alcoholics, establishments for the feeble minded and epileptic, special classes for retarded children, establishments for children and delinquent youth, orphans' homes, reform schools, district prisons, tuberculous, hospitals, homes for the aged and the poor. Total: 1,189 establishments containing 273,648 people
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
Chiffres éloquents. Nous avons en Suisse 1. 24 asiles d'alienés ...2. 16 établissements du relevement pour buveurs ... 3. 40 établissements pour faibles d'esprit ... 4. épileptiques ... 5. 200 classes spéciales pour enfants retardés ... 6. 175 établissements d'éducation pour l'enfance et la jeunesse difficiles à élever. ... 7. 200 orphelinats, asiles et hospices. 8. 29 pénitenciers et 60 prisons de districts ... 9. Tuberculeux ... 10. 105 hôpitaux ... 11. 340 hospices de vieillards et de pauvres.... Total: 1,189 établissements avec 273,648 malheureux dont le 30 à 40% sont des victimes d'alcool, sans compter celles qui échappent à tout contrôle de la statistique
Bears number: 11,292
Notes
One of at least four posters with a similar content and style (Statistics on alcoholism in Switzerland, ca. 1929)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 689474i
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
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores