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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Graunt's "Natural and Political Observations Made upon the Bills of Mortality" | 1 |
| London Bills of Mortality canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: London Bills of Mortality Context triple: [Great Plague of London, documentedIn, London Bills of Mortality]
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Great Plague of London
The Great Plague of London was a devastating outbreak of bubonic plague in 1665–1666 that killed a large portion of the city’s population and marked the last major epidemic of its kind in England.
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B.
Bunhill Fields
Bunhill Fields is a historic London burial ground best known as the resting place of many prominent Nonconformist and dissenting figures from the 17th to 19th centuries.
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C.
The British Debt Case
The British Debt Case is a landmark 1796 U.S. Supreme Court decision that addressed the payment of pre-Revolutionary War debts owed to British creditors and helped establish the supremacy of federal treaties over conflicting state laws.
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D.
Trial of the Pyx
The Trial of the Pyx is a centuries-old ceremonial and legal procedure in the United Kingdom in which newly minted coins are rigorously tested for quality and accuracy to ensure they meet required standards.
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E.
Newburgh Letters
The Newburgh Letters are a series of anonymous 1783 writings by John Armstrong Jr. that stirred discontent among Continental Army officers and helped precipitate the Newburgh Conspiracy near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: London Bills of Mortality Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Great Plague of London
The Great Plague of London was a devastating outbreak of bubonic plague in 1665–1666 that killed a large portion of the city’s population and marked the last major epidemic of its kind in England.
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B.
Bunhill Fields
Bunhill Fields is a historic London burial ground best known as the resting place of many prominent Nonconformist and dissenting figures from the 17th to 19th centuries.
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C.
The British Debt Case
The British Debt Case is a landmark 1796 U.S. Supreme Court decision that addressed the payment of pre-Revolutionary War debts owed to British creditors and helped establish the supremacy of federal treaties over conflicting state laws.
-
D.
Trial of the Pyx
The Trial of the Pyx is a centuries-old ceremonial and legal procedure in the United Kingdom in which newly minted coins are rigorously tested for quality and accuracy to ensure they meet required standards.
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E.
Newburgh Letters
The Newburgh Letters are a series of anonymous 1783 writings by John Armstrong Jr. that stirred discontent among Continental Army officers and helped precipitate the Newburgh Conspiracy near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| medium | printed broadsides ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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 |
London Bills of Mortality
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
John Graunt's "Natural and Political Observations Made upon the Bills of Mortality"
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| temporalCoverageEnd | 19th century ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
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Subject: London Bills of Mortality Description of subject: 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.
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