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Getting under the skin
Before the invention of X-ray in 1895 there was really only one way to accurately study the human body, and that was to cut it open.
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The prostitute whose pox inspired feminists
Fitzrovia, 1875. A woman recorded only as A.G. enters hospital and is diagnosed with syphilis.
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To the inhabitants of the parish of Kensington, in the county of Middlesex, a bill of christenings and burials, in the said parish, from December 28, 1785, to December 28, 1786, presented by your obedient Servant, Francis Brothers, parish clerk.
Kensington (London, England)Date: 1787]- Books
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A general bill of all the christnings and burials In the Parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, from the 21st of December 1778, to the 21st of December 1779. Presented by their obedient Servant, George Goodyer, Deputy Clerk. Whereof have died, Years of Age, Under Two Years of Age 68 Between Two and Five - 28 Five and Ten - - 5 Ten and Twenty - - 6 Twenty and Thirty - - 18 Thirty and Forty - - 16 Forty and Fifty - - - 22 Fifty and Sixty - - 18 Sixty and Seventy - - 20 Seventy and Eighty - - 19 Eighty and Ninety - - 8 Ninety and a Hundred - 2 In all 230 Diseases and Casualties. Aged - - - 20 Ague - - - - - 6 Apoplexy and Suddenly - 5 Asthma - - - - - 6 Cancer - - - - 2 Cholic - - - - - 3 Consumption - - 59 Convulsions - - - - 18 Dropsy - - - 4 Drowned by Accident - 1 Fever - - - 16 Fits - - - - - - 20 Gout - - - 1 Gripes - - - - - 6 Hooping Cough - - 3 Inflammation - - 3 Measles - - - - - 4 Mortification - - 3 Palsy - - - - - 6 Small Pox - - 26 Teeth - - - - - 10 Thrush - - - 8 In all 230 Abortive and Still-Born 7 Christned Males 64 Females 66 In all 130 Decreased in the Baptisms this Year 13. Buried Males 140 Females 90 In all 230 Decreased in the Burials this Year 5. N. B. Out of which Number of Burials were 22 Strangers buried.
Parish of Saint Luke (Chelsea, London, England)Date: 1779]- Books
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A general bill of all the christnings and burials In the Parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, from the 21st of December 1782, to the 21st of December 1783. Presented by their obedient Servant, George Goodyer, Deputy Clerk. Whereof have died, Years of Age, Under Two Years of Age 52 Between Two and Five - 25 Five and Ten - - 12 Ten and Twenty - - 7 Twenty and Thirty - 12 Thirty and Forty - - 19 Forty and Fifty - - 20 Fifty and Sixty - - 19 Sixty and Seventy - - 20 Seventy and Eighty - 18 Eighty and Ninety - - 17 Ninety and a Hundred - 3 In all 224 Diseases and Casualties. Aged - - - 22 Ague - - - 3 Apoplexy and Suddenly - 2 Asthma - - 7 Cancer - - - 3 Childbed - - - 2 Cholic - - - 5 Consumption - - 58 Convulsions - - - 16 Dropsy - - - 4 Drowned by Accident - 1 Fever - - - 14 Fits - - - 17 Found dead - - - 1 Gout - - - - 1 Gripes - - - - 11 Hooping Cough - - 5 Inflammation - - 4 Measles - - - 8 Mortification - - 6 Palsy - - - - 4 Small Pox - - 12 Teeth - - - - 10 Thrush - - - 8 In all 224 Abortive and Still-Born 5. Christned Males 95 Females 102 In all 197 Increased in the Baptisms this Year 36. Buried Males 101 Females 123 In all 224 Decreased in the Burials this Year 4. N. B. Out of which Number of Burials were 15 Strangers buried.
Parish of Saint Luke (Chelsea, London, England)Date: 1783]- Books
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A general bill of all the christnings and burials In the Parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, from the 21st of December 1783, to the 21st of December 1784. Presented by their obedient Servant, George Goodyer, Deputy Clerk. Whereof have died, Years of Age, Under Two Years of Age 60 Between Two and Five - 27 Five and Ten - - 12 Ten and Twenty - - 7 Twenty and Thirty - 19 Thirty and Forty - - 16 Forty and Fifty - - 21 Fifty and Sixty - - 19 Sixty and Seventy - - 20 Seventy and Eighty - 18 Eighty and Ninety - - 3 Ninety and a Hundred - 2 In all 230 Diseases and Casualties. Aged - - - 24 Ague - - - 4 Apoplexy - - - 4 Asthma - - 7 Cancer - - - 2 Childbed - - - 1 Cholic - - - 3 Consumption - - 60 Convulsions - - - 20 Dropsy - - - 2 Drowned by Accident - 2 Fever - - - 20 Fits - - - 18 Gout - - - - 1 Gripes - - - - 6 Hooping Cough - - 4 Inflammation - - 2 Measles - - - 6 Mortification - - 3 Palsy - - - - 4 Small Pox - - 20 Teeth - - - - 10 Thrush - - - 7 In all 230 Abortive and Still-Born 4 Christned Males 86 Females 73 In all 159 Decreased in the Baptisms this Year 38. Buried Males 104 Females 126 In all 230 Increased in the Burials this Year 6. N. B. Out of which Number of Burials were 7 Strangers buried.
Parish of Saint Luke (Chelsea, London, England)Date: 1784]- Books
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A general bill of all the christnings and burials In the Parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, from the 21st of December 1784, to the 21st of December 1785. Presented by their obedient Servant, George Goodyer, Deputy Clerk. Whereof have died, Years of Age, Under Two Years of Age 53 Between Two and Five - 24 Five and Ten - - 9 Ten and Twenty - - 5 Twenty and Thirty - 17 Thirty and Forty - - 13 Forty and Fifty - - 19 Fifty and Sixty - - 21 Sixty and Seventy - - 18 Seventy and Eighty - 16 Eighty and Ninety - - 7 Ninety and a Hundred - 3 In all 205 Diseases and Casualties. Aged - - - 21 Ague - - - 3 Apoplexy - - - 2 Asthma - - 5 Cancer - - - 1 Childbed - - - 2 Cholic - - - 4 Consumption - - 55 Convulsions - - - 18 Dropsy - - - 2 Drowned by Accident - 3 Fever - - - 18 Fits - - - 17 Gout - - - - 1 Gripes - - - - 5 Hooping Cough - - 3 Inflammation - - 2 Measles - - - 5 Mortification - - 4 Palsy - - - - 3 Small Pox - - 18 Teeth - - - - 8 Thrush - - - 5 In all 205 Abortive and Still-Born 6 Christned Males 66 Females 83 In all 149 Decreased in the Baptisms this Year 10. Buried Males 100 Females 105 In all 205 Decreased in the Burials this Year 25. N. B. Out of which Number of Burials were 9 Strangers buried.
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