Health Conditions in Germany
(Concluded from page 1400)INCIDENCE OF SUICIDEWith the increased incidence of suicide in 1926, the figures for 1913 were exceeded in the 15-29 age groups of the men and in the 30 and above age groups among the women. In 1927, with the improvement in labor conditions, the incidence of suicide diminished, as compared with the previous year, especially in the older age groups. Table 1 shows the incidence of suicide in Germany and Prussia, for the years 1913 and 1926 and for 1926 and 1927, respectively.As in previous years, in 1926 as well, the suicide figures were higher in the metropolitan areas (Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen and Lübeck), and in Lower Silesia, the Prussian Province of Saxony, the Free State of Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia, Oldenburg, Brunswick and Anhalt. On the other hand, in East Prussia, Upper Silesia, Westphalia, Bavaria, Württemberg and Waldeck the incidence