A journal of the Plague Year, or, Memorials of the great pestilence in London, in 1665 / By Daniel De Foe.

  • Daniel Defoe
Date:
1835
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Credit: A journal of the Plague Year, or, Memorials of the great pestilence in London, in 1665 / By Daniel De Foe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    born parish, and in the parish of St. James, Clerken- well, adjoining on the other side of Holborn; in both which parishes the usual numbers that died weekly, were from four to six or eight, whereas at that time they were increased, as follows :— From Dec. 20 to Dec. 27. St. Bride’s 0 St. James’s 8 Dec. 27 to Jan. 3. St. Bride’s 6 St. James’s 9 Jan. 3 to Jan. 10. St. Bride’s 11 St. James’s 7 Jan. 10 to Jan. 17. St. Bride’s 12 St. James’s 9 Jan. 17 to Jan. 24. St. Bride’s 9 St. James’s 15 Jan. 24 to Jan. 3]. St. Bride’s 8 St. James’s 12 Jan 31 to Feb. 7. St. Bride’s 13 St. James’s 5 Feb. 7 to Feb. 14. St. Bride’s 12 St.James’s 6 Besides this, it was observed with great uneasi- ness by the people, that the Weekly Bills in general increased very much during these weeks, although it was at a time of the year when usually the Bills are very moderate. . The usual number of burials within the Bills of Mortality for a week, was from about 240 or there- abouts, to 300. The last was esteemed a pretty high Bill; but after this we found the Bills successively increasing as follows :— Buried. Increased. From Dec. 20 to Dec. 27. 291 Dec. 27 to Jan. 3. 349 58 Jan. 3 to Jan. 10. 394 45 Jan. 10 to Jan. 17. 415 on Jan. 17 to Jan. 24. 474 59