16 APRIL 1927, Page 12

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sra,—In the concluding article,

" An Ordinary Man's Thoughts on the Drink Question," the writer states "there has been a great reduction of drunkenness." Alas f this does not apply to London, for the Home Secretary, Sir W. Joynson-Hicks, has recently said that convictions for drunkenness in London, since 1918, have more than trebled in the case of males, and

nearly doubled in the case of females. follows :—

Metropolitan Dtrict.

aislea. xi

His figures are as

Females.

1918 8,690 • • 3,211 1919 15,486 5,188 1920 23,581 6,375 1921 21,916 5,494 1922 1923

2243:438149

6,410 6,610 1924 23,512 6,536 1925 23,197 6,384 1926 .• 22,631 6,226

—I am, Sir, &c., Harms) EDUCE,