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Year. 



Population 

 of city. 



Total no. of 

 litres sold. 



Litres per 

 capita. 



1&91-92 

 1892-93 

 1893-94 

 1894-96 

 1895-96 

 1896-97 

 1897-98 



248,051 

 249,246 

 252,936 

 259,304 

 267,100 

 274,611 

 283,550 



3,381,766 

 3,488,825 

 3,429,468 

 3.613,155 

 3,812,715 

 4,280,961 

 4,288.082 



13.63 

 14.00 

 13.56 

 13.93 

 14.27 

 15.59 

 15.12 



In regard to drunkenness and alcoholic diseases the following 

 table derived from similar reports tells the condition better than 

 words : 



Year. 



No. of 

 alcoholic 

 diseases. 



No. of 



casp8 of 

 drunkenness. 



No. of alco- 

 holic diseases 

 per 1,000. 



Cases of 



drunkenness 



per 1,000. 



1892 

 1893 

 1894 

 1895 

 1896 

 1897 



408 

 420 

 455 

 504 

 574 

 688 



8,122 

 7,863 

 8,073 

 8,828 

 10,669 

 11,592 



1.64 

 1.66 

 1.75 

 1.89 

 2.09 

 2.43 



33 

 31 

 31 

 33 

 39 

 41 



Combining the four preceding tables, we find that Gothenburg 

 presents an increase of 1.4 litres in the consumption of spiritu- 

 ous drinks per inhabitant, and an increase of twelve cases of 

 drunkenness and of ,75 cases of alcoholic diseases for every 

 thousand inhabitants; while Stockholm shows an increase of 

 1.49 litres in the per capita consumption, and an increase of 

 eight cases of drunkenness and of .79 cases of alcoholic dis- 

 eases for every thousand inhabitants. 



This increase in drunkenness and in alcoholic diseases is not 

 due, however, to the larger consumption of spirituous liquors 

 alone. There has been in the later years an increase in the con- 

 sumption not only of spirituous liquors, but also of the milder 

 beverages such as ale and wine. As the sale of these beverages, 

 however, has not been under the absolute control of the company 



