Death, disease, environment and social status: new
approaches to mortality in
A Wellcome sponsored workshop held at the
Cambridge Group for the History of Population and
Social Structure
May 22nd, 2009
10.30 am to 4.00 pm
Programme:
All papers will be 20 minutes maximum, to allow time for discussion. Abstracts are now available on the site as indicated below.
The workshop will be held in the Cambridge Group for the History of Population
and
Social Structure, William Hardy Building, Downing Place; Dept of Geography;
University of
Cambridge; Cambridge CB3 2EN.
Those wishing to attend should contact Richard Smith (rms20@cam.ac.uk) or Jeremy Boulton (j.p.boulton@ncl.ac.uk)
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10.30-11.00pm |
Coffee
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11-1am |
Introduction: Jeremy Boulton |
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Rebecca Oakes "New perspectives on mortality in medieval England: a comparison of Winchester and New Colleges(c.1390-1540) with Benedictine monasteries at Canterbury, Westminster and Durham" PDF abstract |
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Stuart Basten "Mapping fatal diseases in ei |
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Alice Reid "Mortality and social status in Victorian Scotland". PDF abstract |
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1-1.45 pm |
Lunch |
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1.45-3.45 pm |
Gill |
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Romola Davenport,
"Infant and young adult mortality in London’s West End’ 1750-1824" |
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Jeremy Boulton, "Social status and disease: diagnosis and cause of death information in Georgian London" PDF abstract |
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3.45
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Closing remarks: Tony Wrigley |