THE PRESENT EVOLUTION OF MAN — MENTAL 323 



1878* 60th Eifles, 2nd Batt. 

 1874-75t 65th Eegiment 

 1874t 5th Fusiliers, 1st Batt. 

 1877-78t 54th Regiment 



„ „ 25th „ 1st Batt. 



„ „ 92nd Highlanders 



Total 1545 739 3023 



* 5 months. f 6 months. X 12 months. 



This gives the following percentage of admissions- 

 Abstainers ... ... ... 47 "8 per cent. 



2515 



Non- Abstainers 



83-2 



" 91. The table previously given, compiled from Dr. 

 Ogle's report, also proves conclusively that alcohol not 

 only produces its own special diseases, but renders its 

 consumers more liable to die from other complaints, such 

 as diseases of the nervous and circulatory systems, gout, 

 and phthisis, and even from suicide. 



" 92. In 1872 Dr. Dickinson gave the details of dis- 

 eases, verified by post-mortem examination at St. 

 George's Hospital, of 149 traders in liquor and of 149 

 men who belonged to all kinds of other trades. Com- 

 paring them as to exposure to the weather, it was found 

 that of the alcoholic traders four-sevenths worked 

 indoors ; of the others, three-sevenths. The average 

 age of the liquor-traders at death was 36"8 years; of 

 the others, 40'6 years. 



ALCOHOLIC. 



More frequent . 



Empyema. 



Tubercular diseases, much 

 more. 



{Mvitipk tvherde, 61 cases.) 



Tubercles of brain, liver, 

 kidneys, bowels, mesen- 

 teric glands, and peri- 

 toneum, tmce as common. 



Atheroma and fatty degener- 

 ation of heart and arteries. 



NON-ALCOHOLIC. 



Mo7-e frequent. 

 Pneumonia, rather more. 



{Multiple tvhercU. 44 cases.) 



