Causes of Death (Weekly Bills)
2025-04-30
Sparklines of Causes of Deaths from Weekly Bills
Savannah Scott
Savannah Scott was the Graduate Research Assistant for the Death by Numbers project in 2023.
Mapping Suicides, Drownings, and Killings in the Bills of Mortality
2025-04-22
Mapping text analysis on suicides, drownings, and killings in the Bills of Mortality.
Parish Deaths
2025-03-24
Sparklines of plague and non-plague parish deaths
Mapping Burials and Plague
2025-02-27
Mapping plague and non-plague deaths
Causes of Death (General Bills)
2024-12-12
Sparklines of Causes of Deaths from General Bills
Comparing the Bills of Mortality and Old Bailey Proceedings
2023-11-27
The Bills of Mortality were weekly reports that recorded the number of deaths in London, beginning in 1603 and continuing consistently until 1819. These bills reported the number of burials and plague deaths in each London and surrounding parish. They also reported the different causes of death, …