Reflections on the Weekly Bills of Mortality

This page is found in the chapter entitled “Reflections on the Weekly Bills of Mortality.”  This section includes bills from the years 1592, 1603, 1636, and 1665.  This particular bill was kept from December 16th, 1624 to December 16th, 1625.  Each parish in London is listed and next to each is listed the total number of burials along with the number of deaths that occurred because of the plague.  The bill visually represents the prevalence and great impact the plague had in London during these three time periods.