Death and the metropolis studies in the demographic history of London, 1670-1830

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Landers, John (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press 1993.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ; 20.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Pt. I. Eighteenth-Century London and Its Vital Regime
  • 1. Mortality theory and historical epidemiology
  • 2. Aspects of metropolitan economic and social life
  • 3. The 'high potential' model: a preliminary test
  • Pt. II. The Level of Mortality
  • 4. Mortality among London Quakers
  • 5. Mortality levels among the general population
  • Pt. III. Dimensions of London's Epidemiological Regime
  • 6. The seasonality of mortality
  • 7. The instability of mortality
  • 8. Spatial variations in mortality
  • 9. Conclusion
  • App. 1: The Parish Register sample
  • App. 2: The Autumn diseases and the 'putrid sore throat'
  • App. 3: Parish boundaries
  • App. 4: Burial seasonality from Parish Registers.