Raleigh, N.C., Sept. 19 (AP)—Is it that the winds of March have a depressing psychological effect which is responsible for more suicides in North Carolina during March than in any other month? The question is, of course, one that has not been answered. But the fact remains that March led in 1924 in suicides in this state, according to figures compiled by the Bureau of Vital Statistics by the State Board of Health.
Contrary to general opinion, the hot, sultry months of July and August do not lead in suicides. On the contrary, July and August had fewer suicides last year than any other months, February and November excepted. March leads with 13, May is a close second with 12, and June is third with 11.
Ten people in this state took their own lives during each of the months of September and October; there were nine in January, and the same number in April. July and November each had eight; and August has seven with November, with six, next. February, with five, had less than any other month in the year.
The total for the year was 108. Of this number 32 suicides were urban dwellers, the remainder being people living in the country. This does not show mor suicides in the country than the city, however, it was pointed out at the bureau, as there is a much larger percentage of North Carolina people living in the country than in the towns and cities.
Of the 108 total for the year, 94 were whites; one was an Indian; and 13 were negroes. Sixty-five of the 109 took their lives with firearms.
From page 2 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Sept. 21, 1925
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