London Bills of Mortality
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London Bills of Mortality were early modern weekly mortality statistics for London, recording deaths and their causes and serving as a crucial source for understanding epidemics and public health, including the Great Plague.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epidemiological data source
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historical document series → mortality statistics → public health record → |
| causeOfDeathClassification |
non-standardized medical terminology
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symptom-based categories → |
| compiledBy |
Company of Parish Clerks of London
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parish clerks → |
| country |
England
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Kingdom of Great Britain → |
| dataType |
aggregate counts
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cause-specific mortality → |
| distribution |
circulated among officials
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sold to the public → |
| geographicCoverage |
City of London
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suburbs of London → |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation for quantitative public health analysis
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key source for studying the Great Plague of 1665–1666 → |
| influenced |
John Graunt
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William Petty → development of demography → development of vital statistics → early actuarial science → |
| language |
English
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| location |
London
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| medium |
printed broadsides
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| notableFor |
data on the Great Plague of London
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early systematic mortality recording → longitudinal series of weekly death counts → |
| producerType |
ecclesiastical authority
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municipal record-keeping → |
| publicationFrequency |
weekly
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| purpose |
informing authorities about mortality patterns
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warning about plague → |
| records |
causes of death
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christenings → number of burials → parish of burial → |
| sourceFor |
John Graunt's "Natural and Political Observations Made upon the Bills of Mortality"
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| temporalCoverageEnd |
19th century
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| temporalCoverageStart |
1530s
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16th century → |
| usedFor |
demographic analysis
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historical epidemiology → monitoring epidemics → population estimates → public health surveillance → tracking plague outbreaks → urban history research → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Great Plague of London
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documentedIn |
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London Bills of Mortality
("John Graunt's "Natural and Political Observations Made upon the Bills of Mortality"")
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sourceFor |