SUICIDE FAILURES.
POLICE OF VIENNA HELP. Suicide has increased to such an extent in Vienna that the police, not satislied with saving the lives of those who throw themselves .into the Danube or turn on the gas in their own homes, have instituted a system of advice and after-help designed to prevent a recurrence of these attempts. According to the annual Year Book just issued by the Vienna Police Department, 1862 persons tried to commit suicide in twelve months, and 850 of them succeeded. Among them were 75 children. Instead of arresting the 1012 people whose efforts to end their lives they prevented, the police have inquired into their troubles, commended them to the care '"£ hospitals or relief institutions, and a.sited them in their homes twice a week to find out how they were getting on. Despite the amount of unemployment and distress that still prevails in Vienna, crime is decreasing. Serious crimes showed a decrease of 1.5 per cent, and minor offenccs 11 per cent.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 228, 26 September 1929, Page 10
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166SUICIDE FAILURES. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 228, 26 September 1929, Page 10
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