How Our Ancestors Died Wills Simon
How Our Ancestors Died Wills Simon What were the principal causes of death in the past? How was disease investigated and treated and what did our ancestors think about the illnesses and the accidents…
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How Our Ancestors Died Wills Simon
What were the principal causes of death in the past? How was disease investigated and treated and what did our ancestors think about the illnesses and the accidents that might befall them? Could your ancestor have been affected?
His graphic, detailed account offers an unusual and informative view of the threats that our ancestors lived with and died of.He describes the common causes of death - cancer, cholera, dysentery, influenza, malaria, scurvy, smallpox, stroke, tuberculosis, typhus, yellow fever, venereal disease and the afflictions of old age. Simon Wills fascinating survey of the diseases that had an impact on their lives seeks to answer these questions. Alcoholism is included, as are childbirth and childhood infections, heart disease, mental illness and dementia.
Accidents feature prominently - road and rail accidents, accidents at work - and death through addiction and
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