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Kayleigh Seng

Kayleigh Seng was the Digital History Research Assistant for the Death by Numbers project from 2021 to 2022

Old Age and Aged Deaths

2022-07-18

The London Bills of Mortality were originally and primarily focused on deaths from plague, however they very quickly expanded to include other causes of death as well. From accidents and drownings to measles and smallpox, the printed bills included citywide summary statistics—rather than …

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