When was it published?

September 30, 1912 in Semi Weekly Herald

Domestic News September 30, 1912

Semi Weekly Herald

Q: What keywords are associated?

Alcohol Deaths, United States, Hygiene Congress, Demography, Social Unfitness

Durango, La Plata County, Colorado

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What is this article about?

At the International Congress of Hygiene and Demography in Washington, D.C., Dr. Edward Bunnell Phelps reported 66,000 annual U.S. alcohol-related deaths (13,000 women), 5% of all deaths; another statement claimed 10% of population socially unfit.

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WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 28.—That 66,000 deaths, due to alcohol, occur annually in the United States, of which 13,000 are women, was the conclusion reached here by Dr. Edward Bunnell Phelps, the editor of the American Underwriter, in an address before the international Congress of Hygiene and Demography. These figures are confined to adult deaths and constitute 5 per cent of the deaths of people of all ages in this country.

That 10 per cent of the population of the United States is socially unfit, constituting a moral drag and danger to the other citizens of the country, was the startling statement made by today's eminent scholar.

What sub-type of article is it?

Disease Or Epidemic

What keywords are associated?

Alcohol Deaths United States Hygiene Congress Demography Social Unfitness

What entities or persons were involved?

Dr. Edward Bunnell Phelps

Where did it happen?

Washington, D. C.

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Washington, D. C.

Event Date

Sept. 28.

Key Persons

Dr. Edward Bunnell Phelps

Outcome

66,000 annual deaths due to alcohol in the united states, including 13,000 women; figures confined to adult deaths and constitute 5 per cent of deaths of people of all ages.

Event Details

Dr. Edward Bunnell Phelps, editor of the American Underwriter, concluded in an address before the international Congress of Hygiene and Demography that 66,000 deaths due to alcohol occur annually in the United States, of which 13,000 are women. These figures are confined to adult deaths and constitute 5 per cent of the deaths of people of all ages. A statement was made that 10 per cent of the population of the United States is socially unfit, constituting a moral drag and danger to other citizens.