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Contours of death and disease in early modern England / Mary J. Dobson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ; 29.Publication details: New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1997.Description: 1 online resource (xix, 647 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0585041563
  • 9780585041568
  • 9780521404648
  • 0521404649
  • 9780511000669
  • 0511000669
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Contours of death and disease in early modern England.DDC classification:
  • 614.4/2422/09032 20
LOC classification:
  • RA650.6.G6 D63 1997eb
NLM classification:
  • 1997 I-187
  • WA 11 FE5
Other classification:
  • 15.70
  • 44.01
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Airs, waters and places -- 2. Regional and local settings -- 3. Geographical patterns of mortality -- 4. Geographical rhythms of mortality -- 5. The spectrum of death, disease and medical care -- 6. Marshlands, mosquitoes and malaria -- 7. Crises, fevers and poxes -- 8. The epidemiological landscapes of the past.
Summary: Using a wide range of sources for the south-east of England, Dobson highlights the tremendous variation in levels of mortality across geographical contours and across two centuries, exploring the causes and consequences of these variations.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 540-621) and index.

Using a wide range of sources for the south-east of England, Dobson highlights the tremendous variation in levels of mortality across geographical contours and across two centuries, exploring the causes and consequences of these variations.

Print version record.

1. Airs, waters and places -- 2. Regional and local settings -- 3. Geographical patterns of mortality -- 4. Geographical rhythms of mortality -- 5. The spectrum of death, disease and medical care -- 6. Marshlands, mosquitoes and malaria -- 7. Crises, fevers and poxes -- 8. The epidemiological landscapes of the past.

WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650

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