Deciphering Global Epidemics: Analytical Approaches to the Disease Records of World Cities, 1888-1912

Andrew Cliff/ Peter Haggett/ Matthew Smallman-Raynor

ISBN 10: 0521472660 / ISBN 13: 9780521472661

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Deciphering Global Epidemics: Analytical Approaches to the Disease Records of World Cities, 1888-1912
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521472660
• ISBN 13: 9780521472661
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.91 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book uses data collected in the American journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for some 350 cities from around the world to look at trends in global mortality at the turn of the twentieth century, a period that witnessed some of the most dramatic changes in city growth on an international scale. The diseases considered are diphtheria, enteric fever, measles, scarlet fever, tuberculosis and whooping cough--as well as death from all causes. The data have never before been systematically analyzed and they give important insights into patterns of mortality from these diseases.

Book Description

This book uses American data collected for some 350 cities from around the world to look at trends in global mortality at the turn of the twentieth century, a period which witnessed some of the most dramatic changes in city growth on an international scale. The diseases considered are diphtheria, enteric fever, measles, scarlet fever, tuberculosis and whooping cough--as well as death from all causes. The data have never before been systematically analysed and they give important insights into patterns of mortality from these diseases.