Causes of Death in London (1623)
Causes of Death in London (1623)
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You can read about the modern meanings of the words here:
https://mylittlebird.com/2021/03/public-health-stats-on-disease-in-1600s-london/
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Thanks. That’s helpful. And because I had to know:
Among unfathomable “Diseases and Casualties,” Planet (or plannet) was “likely a shorthand for “planet-struck because] Many medical practitioners believed the planets influenced health and sanity.” The label applied to any sudden illness or death, such as a heart attack or aneurysm, according to “15 Historic Diseases that Competed with Bubonic Plague.”
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Kings evil?
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https://www.britannica.com/science/kings-evil
king’s evil, scrofula (q.v.), or struma, a tuberculous swelling of the lymph glands, once popularly supposed to be curable by the touch of royalty.
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curable by the touch of royalty
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What's "consumption"?
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Tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
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Ha. Interesting. I thought it was excessive alcohol consumption at first
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More that it consumes you, than you doing any consuming.
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