Bills of mortality
How often was a bills of mortality created?
Weekly
What animal carried the disease throughout London?
Fleas on the Rats back
(Flea or rat counts)
Due to the plague the trade with London stopped. (T/F)
true
Was the Bills of Mortality always accurate? (True/false)
False
What percent of population was lost due to plague?
15-20 percent of population
What procedure did they think would get rid of the disease from the body?
a term called "bleeding"
Were searchers are accurate with the response they put in? (True/false)
False
What area of time was the plague in London?
Winter/early spring of 1665
How many types of plague are there?
Three-bubonic, pneumonic, septicemic plague
what job title was of those that went to the house of the deceased?
"Searchers"
Other problem London was facing at the time?
The Great Fire of London
The worst plague in history is what?
The Black Death
The name of the man who collected the bills of mortality for decades and changed history?
John Graunt
Were the numbers ever accurate of plague deaths? (T/F)
False, they may have gotten close but London lied about deaths of plague in Bills of Mortality quite often.
What causes a plague?
Transaction of certain bacteria