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Causes of death in London, 1632. It's hard to pick a favorite.  I'm sure that some of you perverts will say "fistula,"  but I'm leaning toward "apoplex, and meagrom," "Rising of the lights"  or "Jawfaln."


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Only 15 suicides, so congrats to the mental health system of 1632.

And “Cancer” is lumped in with “Wolf.” 

Oh, make sure you brush your teeth.

“Made away themselves,” hmmmm. Is that code for suicide? 
 

Also, “Kil’d by several accidents“ is very general and seems kinda lazy. 

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"Cut of the stone"  = gallstones.  That seems like a horrible way to die.

"Rising of the lights" = something like croup or  emphysema, "lights"  being lungs

How are you killed by several accidents? Isn’t one enough?

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French pox = syphilis.    Apparently the British hated/feared the French so much that they named syphilis after them.  

Teeth - 470 deaths. . A testament to British dentistry. 

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Apparently, "cut of the stone"  actually means surgery conducted to relieve a person of gallstones, so these people died during surgery.  Here's some lovely reading regarding this:  "The procedure, described by Pepys as being "cut of the stone", was conducted without anaesthetics or antiseptics and involved restraining the patient with ropes and four strong men. The surgeon then made an incision along the perineum (between the scrotum and the anus), about three inches (8 cm) long and deep enough to cut into the bladder. The stone was removed through this opening with pincers from below, assisted, from above, by a tool inserted into the bladder through the penis."


We are all a bunch of wimps these days!

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1 minute ago, Vito Andolini said:

There were only seven “murthers.”  Yet 18 executions.

Maybe the other 11 were bread thieves?

40 minutes ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

French pox = syphilis.    Apparently the British hated/feared the French so much that they named syphilis after them.  

I like how they hated the French so much that they labeled it ‘Lunatique’

I didn’t know you could die of lethargie I’m fucked.

Texas basketball is abortive and stillborn, so this hits close to home. 

And alot of these could be metal band names. Bloody flux? Yes please. 

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7 minutes ago, 'stache said:

I didn’t know you could die of lethargie I’m affrighted.

Fixed it for ye.

53 minutes ago, Hate said:

How are you killed by several accidents? Isn’t one enough?

Why do you hate the guys who killed Rasputin so much ?

The dreaded dropsie got 267. And shockingly, teeth was a cause of death for Londoners. 

Maybe that was what they called diarrhea back then. 

1 from Piles.  Poor bastard.

 

Looks up Piles on internets.  Damn.  Poor bastard is an understatement.

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Piles

25 minutes ago, mdmost said:

 teeth was a cause of death for Londoners. 

Not much has changed since 1632 I see.

15 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

38 by the King’s Evil. Pretty bold calling him out like that.

TB, which was believed to be cured by the touch of the King. How "Consumption" and "King's Evil" could be told apart, I dunno.

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Just now, SimonBolivar said:

TB, which was believed to be cured by the touch of the King.

And VD was cured by having a go with a virgin...

2 hours ago, Poe It Up said:

“Kil’d by several accidents“ is very general and seems kinda lazy. 

they had Aggies in London in 1632, apparently

If you died of teeth couldn't that also mean death by bear, wolf, etc. 

3 hours ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

Apparently, "cut of the stone"  actually means surgery conducted to relieve a person of gallstones, so these people died during surgery.  Here's some lovely reading regarding this:  "The procedure, described by Pepys as being "cut of the stone", was conducted without anaesthetics or antiseptics and involved restraining the patient with ropes and four strong men. The surgeon then made an incision along the perineum (between the scrotum and the anus), about three inches (8 cm) long and deep enough to cut into the bladder. The stone was removed through this opening with pincers from below, assisted, from above, by a tool inserted into the bladder through the penis."


We are all a bunch of wimps these days!

This is fing horrible.

3 hours ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

Apparently, "cut of the stone"  actually means surgery conducted to relieve a person of gallstones, so these people died during surgery.  Here's some lovely reading regarding this:  "The procedure, described by Pepys as being "cut of the stone", was conducted without anaesthetics or antiseptics and involved restraining the patient with ropes and four strong men. The surgeon then made an incision along the perineum (between the scrotum and the anus), about three inches (8 cm) long and deep enough to cut into the bladder. The stone was removed through this opening with pincers from below, assisted, from above, by a tool inserted into the bladder through the penis."
We are all a bunch of wimps these days!

7 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

This is fing horrible.

You’re gonna need more than four strong men to hold me down for that.  Pretty sure I’ll rip either my arm out of its socket, or somebody else’s, trying to get off that table.  

Pretty sure I could kill with my teeth as well if somebody got close enough in that situation.  Wait a minute...

3 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Teeth - 470 deathe

 

Hi everyone please come see my new metal band Cancer and Wolf at The Backroom on Riverside.

5 hours ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

Apparently, "cut of the stone"  actually means surgery conducted to relieve a person of gallstones, so these people died during surgery.  Here's some lovely reading regarding this:  "The procedure, described by Pepys as being "cut of the stone", was conducted without anaesthetics or antiseptics and involved restraining the patient with ropes and four strong men. The surgeon then made an incision along the perineum (between the scrotum and the anus), about three inches (8 cm) long and deep enough to cut into the bladder. The stone was removed through this opening with pincers from below, assisted, from above, by a tool inserted into the bladder through the penis."


We are all a bunch of wimps these days!

If they really mean gallstones, that also means they ripped up through the bladder, some large and small intestine, probably a chunk of stomach to yank a gallstone.

Perhaps that means kidney stone.

36 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

If they really mean gallstones, that also means they ripped up through the bladder, some large and small intestine, probably a chunk of stomach to yank a gallstone.

Perhaps that means kidney stone.

Or testicles

Yeah pretty sure I’d say my goodbyes and let the stones kill me. Ain’t nobody slicing my gooch without anesthesia.

There is no way that in a city of 200,000+ people, carrying clubs, knives, axes, and fucking swords, that only 7 were murthered in a year. They have to be counting regular stabbings and duels as something else.

1 hour ago, RDCanecutter said:

There is no way that in a city of 200,000+ people, carrying clubs, knives, axes, and fucking swords, that only 7 were murthered in a year. They have to be counting regular stabbings and duels as something else.

Maybe they were the ancestors of the German soldiers shooting at the brother in 1917

9 hours ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

Apparently, "cut of the stone"  actually means surgery conducted to relieve a person of gallstones, so these people died during surgery.  Here's some lovely reading regarding this:  "The procedure, described by Pepys as being "cut of the stone", was conducted without anaesthetics or antiseptics and involved restraining the patient with ropes and four strong men. The surgeon then made an incision along the perineum (between the scrotum and the anus), about three inches (8 cm) long and deep enough to cut into the bladder. The stone was removed through this opening with pincers from below, assisted, from above, by a tool inserted into the bladder through the penis."


We are all a bunch of wimps these days!

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Wonder who the one guy was who forgot about the mad dog.

 

Note to self: Bring first aid kit when traveling back in time.

20 minutes ago, Bevo said:

Note to self: Bring first aid kit and a shitload of antibiotics when traveling back in time.

Fixed

Thrush and sore mouth...

They comin for ya, Bellinger...

2 hours ago, HornsOverIthaca said:

Yeah...put me on the nearest boat to Virginia.  I'm taking my chances with the Powhatan.  

Well if scurvy doesn't get you then Malaria almost certainly will 

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