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.

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historical document series ⓘ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

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Great Plague of London → documentedIn → London Bills of Mortality ⓘ
London Bills of Mortality → sourceFor → John Graunt's "Natural and Political Observations Made upon the Bills of Mortality" ⓘ
linked to: London Bills of Mortality
John Graunt → influencedBy → London Bills of Mortality ⓘ