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Medical records reveal the primary causes of mortality in London in 1665
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Is it true that medical records reveal the primary causes of mortality in London in 1665?
Yes. Historical records, particularly the London Bills of Mortality, meticulously documented the weekly deaths and causes of mortality in London during the 1665 epidemic.
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The retrieved papers, specifically those discussing the London Bills of Mortality (such as papers [1], [9], [10], and [11]), explicitly confirm that historical medical and vital records reveal the causes of mortality, such as plague and smallpox, in London during 1665. There are no papers refuting this claim, making the verdict overwhelmingly SUPPORTED.
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Discusses how the weekly records published in the London Bills of Mortality document smallpox and other mortality in London starting from 1664.
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O, K. & DJD, E. (2020). Patterns of smallpox mortality in London, England, over three centuries.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000506
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Notes that the Bills of Mortality provide the data on the devastating plague and other mortality causes in London leading up to and including 1665.
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Grell, O. P. (1990). Plague in Elizabethan and Stuart London: the Dutch response.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025727300052790
Examines the official mortality statistics and causes of death published in the London Bills of Mortality during the Great Plague of 1665.
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Connor, H. (2020). Defoe’s Journal of the Plague Year: a study of risk management. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1177/0141076820962060
Highlights John Graunt's pioneering analysis of the London Bills of Mortality, which recorded vital statistics and causes of death in London during the 17th century.
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H, C. (2024). John Graunt F.R.S. (1620-74): The founding father of human demography, epidemiology and vital statistics.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1177/09677720221079826
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