| Description Of Item | Press cutting from [the Scotsman?], published [24 May] 1873. Presents a report, ‘ordered by the House of Commons, showing the number of convictions for drunkenness in the United Kingdom during the year ending 1 July last [1872]’. The majority of the article relates to the numbers in different Scottish counties and towns (such as Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dumfries, Argyllshire, etc). It only briefly mentions the total numbers of convictions in England, Wales, and Ireland.
From the collection of Thomas Laycock. |