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Motives for suicide 1900-1950		

Motive	Number	Percentage
Alcohol abuse	397	11.9
Work or money	590	17.7
Marital/romantic	233	7.0
Physical illness	738	22.1
Death of someone close	72	2.2
War-related	196	5.9
Character and adjustment	127	3.8
Problems with the law	103	3.1
Mental illness	585	17.5
Unknown	296	8.9
Total 	3337	100

Source: John Weaver, A sadly troubled history: the meanings of suicide in the modern age. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queens University Press, 2009. p. 155

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