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Cause of death in 1700s
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Phoenix | Report | 16 Feb 2005 00:11 |
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They have just stated on the midnight news (This is Radio 4, it must be true!) that one in five died of tb in the 1700 and 1800s. Most registers show neither cause of death nor age at death, so how do they know??? |
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Peter | Report | 16 Feb 2005 00:31 |
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probly via other records kept at that time such as hospitles and Doctors records |
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Unknown | Report | 16 Feb 2005 01:08 |
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Brenda How absurd. We know from a previous thread that most people died of teeth! nell |
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Unknown | Report | 16 Feb 2005 01:16 |
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Brenda Seriously, I think they must be going on the Bills of Mortality: London 16th century-18th century Prior to the 19th Century, Bills of Mortality were the main source of mortality statistics, designed to monitor deaths from the plague, they ran from 1660's to 1830's. London's Dreadful Visitations: or a collection of all the Bills of mortality for this present year: Beginning 27th December 1664 and ending the 19th December the following. 1665 [EPB 34023/B/1] Weekly statistics for the number buried in each parish who died of the plague and those who died of other causes. Disease and casualties per week for all causes by sex and number christened. General Bill for year ending 19th December 1665 containing the number buried and number dying of plague, and by sex. Totals for diseases and casualties for the year. There were various other lists compiled at other times in various parishes. But was tb called tb then, or consumption or phthisis? Or are they going by any chest/coughing complaints? nell |
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