PLAGUE OF LONDON AND OTHER ILLNESSES OF 16TH-17TH C

1. Diligence : Prasoulas Konstantinos

2. Defination……………….................................................................................page 1
 London in 1665........................................................................................page 3
 The beginning of the Epidemic………………………………….........................page 7
 The beginning of the end………………………………………………..……………….page 10
 Arts…………..............................................................................................page 12
 Typhus…………………………………………………………………………………………….page 14
 Smallpox…………………………………………………………………………………………page 15
 Copyright……………………………………........................................................page 16

3.  When we talk about the Great Plague of
London we refer to the plague epidemic in
England in 1665 and 1666 in which about
100,000 people died, 70,000 of them in
London, which corresponded to about one
fifth of the city's population. Although
smaller than the pandemic of the Black
Death remained in history due to its
numerous victims
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5.  The plague began to appear suddenly, slowly in
London in the 17th century. London at that time was a
city of about 448 acres surrounded on the north by a
wall, originally built to repel raids, and on the south by
the River Thames. There were gateways and the
Thames was crossed by London Bridge. In the poorer
and less densely populated parts of the city sanitation
was difficult to maintain.
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There were no sanitary facilities and drains
flowed along the center of the streets. The
cobblestones were muddy and slippery from
animal excrement, garbage and sewage
thrown from the houses since there were no
drainage networks.

6.  The situation was complicated as the cleaning of the streets
was entrusted to the authorities who threw the sewage outside
the walls. The smell was overwhelming and people were forced
to cover their faces. The city had supply problems as products
such as coal arrived with barges, but most by road. Chariots,
chariots, horses, and footmen crowded together, and at the
gates of the wall such a crowd formed that it was difficult to
pass through. Those who were better off used carriages and
portable seats to get to their destination without getting dirty.
Black smoke from the breweries was another problem they
created problem in the vine of the city.
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8.  The epidemic was probably caused by the enterobacterium Yersinia pestis
brought to England by a Dutch ship carrying bales of cotton from Amsterdam,
the plague had appeared periodically in the Netherlands since 1654. Due to the
squalid living conditions of the dock workers, who lived outside London in
wretched conditions were the first to be struck by the plague.
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9.  In July 1665 the plague reached central London. King Charles II, his family and court left the city and
moved to Oxford. Meanwhile, the Lord Mayor and councilors remained in their positions. Shops were
closed and only a small number of clergy, doctors and apothecaries chose to stay. Doctors roamed the
streets to diagnose victims, even though many lacked the necessary training. The city authorities took
various sanitary measures, put doctors on duty, and funerals were organized in detail. The city
authorities took various sanitary measures the doctors in her service.
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11.  By mid-July 1665 in London about
1,000 people were dying of the plague
every week. In September 1665
casualties reached 7,000 a week
while in late autumn the number of
new infections began to decline and
by February 1666 it was safe enough
for the king and his retinue to return
to the city. In the meantime, the
plague reached pandemic
proportions and reached France via
trade routes, where it continued into
the following winter.
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12.  Through this dark period that
Europe went through, we also
saw an important flowering of
art. Works like Daniel Defoe's
Diary of the Year of the Plague
(1722) went down in history as
they depict this era.
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13.  "Crowd diseases" such as typhus, smallpox, and
tuberculosis prospered, and bubonic plague epidemics
periodically swept through dense urban populations. In
1563, 1603, 1625 and 1665, about one fifth of the
population of London died in plague outbreaks.

14.  Typhus, also known as typhus fever, is a group of infectious
diseases that include epidemic typhus, scrub typhus, and murine
typhus. Common symptoms include fever, headache, and a
rash. Typically these begin one to two weeks after exposure.
 Signs and symptoms begin with sudden onset of fever and other flu-
like symptoms about one to two weeks after being infected.[10] Five to
nine days after the symptoms have started, a rash typically begins on
the trunk and spreads to the extremities. This rash eventually spreads
over most of the body, sparing the face, palms, and soles. Signs of
meningoencephalitis begin with the rash and continue into the second
or third weeks.[citation needed] Other signs of meningoencephalitis
include sensitivity to light (photophobia), altered mental status
(delirium), or coma. Untreated cases are often fatal

15.  Smallpox was an infectious disease that exclusively affected humans
and was caused by two strains of viruses, Variola major or Variola
minor.The disease is also known by the Latin name Variola or Variola
vera, derived from the Latin various, meaning "spotted" (in this
particular case the rashes that appear with the disease). As a disease in
English it is also referred to as "pox" or "red plague". The term
"smallpox" was first used in Britain in the 15th century to distinguish
the blessing from syphilis (great pox). The last diagnosis of a naturally
infected person was recorded on October 26, 1977.

16.  Φωτογραφικό υλικό:
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