Death and the Metropolis : Studies in the Demographic History of London, 1670–1830 (Paperback)

List of figures and maps; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Eighteenth-Century London and its Vital Regime: 1. Mortality theory and historical epidemiology; 2. Aspects of metropolitan economic and social life; 3. The 'high potential' model: a preliminary test; Part II. The Level of Mortality: 4. Mortality among London Quakers; 5. Mortality levels among the general population; Part III. Dimensions of London's Epidemiological Regime: 6. The seasonality of mortality; 7. The instability of mortality; 8. Spatial variations in mortality; 9. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.