ABSTRACT
The investigation of the grogshops of Calcutta was commenced with Ward No. 13, lying midway between the European and Indian parts of the city, and bounded by Chowringhee and Wellesley Street on the west and east respectively, by Dharamtala on the north and by Kyd Street and Ripon Street on the south. The experience gained in that ward has been of immense service in trying to come to closer quarters with the drink traffic as it exists in the more purely Indian parts of the city. The ward is essentially one of artisans and small shopkeepers, with the addition of a large number who gain their livelihood as personal servants in other parts of the town. The bulk of the trade was drinking on the spot both in the day and the evening, the offsale only forming about 1/6 to 1/7 of the total business.
