1958 年 67 巻 4 号 p. 365-371
1. There are significant correlations between the mortality from liver cirrhosis and that from alcoholism and between the mortality from liver cirrhosis and alcoholic consumption per capita in the countries of the world. The mortality from liver cirrhosis in the countries of the world seems to depend on the degree of alcoholic intake of the populations.
2. There is also significant correlation between alcoholic consumption and mean annual temperature in the countries of mean annual temperature below 16°C, whereas there is no significant correlation in the countries of temperature over 16°C.
3. In the prefectures of Japan, the correlations between the mortality from liver cirrhosis and that from alcoholism, between the mortality from liver cirrhosis and alcoholic consumption, and between alcoholic consumption and mean annual temperature are not significant statistically.
