Quality of Life and Mortality in Seventeenth Century London and Dublin

This book provides an examination of the quantitative and qualitative factors affecting mortality in two major cities of the British Isles: London and Dublin. It covers a scale from individuals mentioned by name to aggregates of mortality data in the Bills of Mortality. Focusing on the Seventeenth C...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Jordan, Thomas E. (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
SeriesSpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research,
Subjects
Social sciences.
Medical research.
Quality of life.
Health psychology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319443683
ISSN2211-7644
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-44368-3
Physical DescriptionXIII, 70 p. 9 illus. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Quality of Life
  • The Bills of Mortality
  • Chapter 2. London
  • John Graunt's Natural and Political Observations
  • Life Tables
  • Therapy
  • Quality of Life
  • The Intellectual Environment
  • The Parish
  • Chapter 3. Dublin
  • Quality of Life
  • Infant Survival Rate
  • Required Calories
  • Per Capita £GPA
  • Health
  • Safety
  • Emotional Well-Being
  • Social Loneliness
  • Social Amenities
  • Individual Conditions
  • Individual Resources
  • Satisfaction, Happiness
  • Dubliners
  • The Amenity Index and Mortality
  • Chapter 4. Commentary
  • The Cultural Setting. .

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