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Critical look at Boston’s 19th‑century mortality and public health
This early 1800s study compiles vital statistics from Boston, tracing how deaths were counted, categorized, and interpreted. It offers a window into historical public health practices and the challenges of early disease classification. In its pages, you’ll see how researchers tracked deaths by age, season, and cause, and how these patterns shaped ideas about health in the city. The text presents period comparisons and notes where records were incomplete, highlighting the progress and limits of early medical data.
- How death rates varied by age and season in the 1810s–1830s.
- Summary tables that illustrate epidemic, sporadic, and unknown causes.
- Discussions on data quality and the evolving use of vital statistics.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book explores the historical development of Boston's health system. The author analyzed medical practices, vital statistics, and causes of death in Boston from the early 1800s through the 1830s. The book is a valuable resource for historians and demographers. Drawing on original data, the author outlines the origins of the city's public health system. Highlights include comparative tables with death rates from different causes, and detailed discussions of the impact of diseases like smallpox and scarlet fever on Boston's residents. The author also explores the differences in mortality rates between men and women and the correlation between age and susceptibility to disease. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781334538148_0
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The Vital Statistics of Boston Containing an Abstract of the Bills of Mortality for the Last TwentyNine Years, and a General View of the Population Periods of Its History Classic Reprint
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The Vital Statistics of Boston Containing an Abstract of the Bills of Mortality for the Last TwentyNine Years, and a General View of the Population Periods of Its History Classic Reprint
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