Charles II: General bill of mortality for London and Westminster

Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II, 1667-8. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1893.

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'Charles II: General bill of mortality for London and Westminster', in Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II, 1667-8, (London, 1893) pp. 123-124. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/domestic/chas2/1667-8/pp123-124 [accessed 28 March 2024]

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General bill of mortality for London and Westminster, according to the reports made by the Parish Clerks' Company of London, from 18 Dec. 1666 to 17 Dec. 1667.

Christenings, 10,938; burials, 15,842; deaths by plague, 35. Increase in the yearly burials, 3,104. Decrease in deaths by plague, 1,963. [2 copies, printed. S.P. Dom., Car. II. 229. Nos. 46, 47.]

Weekly bills of mortality as follows. Those marked with an asterisk are the printed forms filled up in MS. by the parish clerks; the remainder are tables printed from these forms. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 229.]

No. No. of oz. in penny Loaf. LONDON AND WESTMINSTER. Inclusive Dates. Christened. Buried. Died of Plague Increase of Plague. Decrease of Plague. Increase of Deaths. Decrease of Deaths.
48 *Jan. 8 - Jan. 15 - 229 373 1 3 49
49 * " 15 - " 22 - 243 319 5 4 34
50 * " 22 - " 29 - 234 359 3 2 40
51 14 " 29 - Feb. 5 - 240 297 1 2 62
52 14 Feb. 5 - " 11 - 238 287 1 10
53 * " 12 - " 19 - 229 250 1 0 37
54 14 " 12 - " 19 - 229 250 1 0 37
55 14 " 26 - March 5 - 227 242 0 0 24
56 14 March 19 - " 26 - 221 261 0 0 18
57 14 " 26 - April 2 - 211 229 0 0 32
58 14 April 2 - " 9 - 213 279 1 1 50
59 * " 23 - " 30 - 219 246 0 0 18
60 14 " 23 - " 30 - 219 246 0 0 18
61 *May 21 - May 28 - 281 219 0 0 16
62 14 " 21 - " 28 - 281 219 0 0 16
63 14 " 28 - June 4 - 187 210 0 0 9
64 14 June 4 - " 11 - 157 205 0 0 5
65 14 " 11 - " 18 - 170 236 0 0 31
66 14 " 18 - " 25 - 174 275 0 0 39
67 14 July 16 - July 23 - 172 416 0 2 0
68 14 " 30 - Aug. 6 - 197 404 0 0 31
69 13 Aug. 20 - " 27 - 194 399 1 1 9
70 12½ Sept. 3 - Sept. 10 - 186 331 1 1 15
71 12½ " 17 - " 24 - 231 320 1 0 9
72 12½ " 24 - Oct. 1 - 213 283 1 0 37
73 Fourteen duplicates of the above.
86 Fourteen duplicates of the above.
No. NOEWICH. Inclusive Dates. Christened. Buried Died of Plague. Increase of Plague Decrease of Plague. Increase of Deaths. Decrease of Deaths.
87 Feb. 20 - - Feb. 27 - - 11 22 10
88 " 27 - - March 6 - - 14 19 4
89 March 13 - - " 20 - - 10 13 2
90 " 27 - - April 3 - - 17 19 4
91 April 3 - - " 10 - - 6 16 5
92 " 17 - - " 24 - - 8 16 4
93 " 24 - - May 1 - - 8 11 0
94 May 1 - - " 8 - - 10 17 6
95 " 8 - - " 15 - - 11 15 6
96 " 15 - - " 22 - - 8 12 3
97 " 22 - - " 29 - - 10 11 4
98 " 29 - - June 5 - - 8 14 4
99 June 5 - - " 12 - - 15 13 4
100 " 12 - - " 19 - - 7 13 4
101 " 26 - - July 3 - - 11 76 1
102 July 17 - - " 24 - - 6 11 0
103 Three duplicates of the above.
105 Three duplicates of the above.