Death and the Metropolis: Studies in the Demographic History of London, 1670-1830.

List of figures and maps List of tables Preface Acknowledgements Part I. Eighteenth-Century London and its Vital Regime: 1. Mortality theory and historical epidemiology 2. Aspects of metropolitan economic and social life 3. The 'high potential' model: a preliminary test Part II. The Level of Mortality: 4. Mortality among London Quakers 5. Mortality levels among the general population Part III. Dimensions of London's Epidemiological Regime: 6. The seasonality of mortality 7. The instability of mortality 8. Spatial variations in mortality 9. Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index.