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Thomas E. Jordan

Quality of Life and Mortality in Seventeenth Century London and Dublin 123

SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research

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Thomas E. Jordan

Quality of Life and Mortality in Seventeenth Century London and Dublin

123

Thomas E. Jordan University of Missouri St. Louis, MO USA

ISSN 2211-7644 ISSN 2211-7652 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research ISBN 978-3-319-44367-6 ISBN 978-3-319-44368-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-44368-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016948242 © The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

To our great-grandchildren—Joey, Jack, and Katie Jordan

Acknowledgments

My thanks to Mr. Brad Bomanz for his mastery of several computer problems and to Mrs. Sylvia Macey who placed the manuscript in the required format. I thank UMSL Librarian Mary Zettwoch for her invaluable assistance.

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Contents

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quality of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Bills of Mortality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 2 3

2 London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Graunt’s Natural and Political Observations… . . . Life Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quality of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Intellectual Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Parish . . . . .

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