List of causes of Death from 1632

[Peteryougit]

I find this sort of thing really interesting. I’m sorry, I don’t have a direct link so I don’t know which region it’s from - l hope the photo attached okay.

”Rising of the lights” - any ideas?

Look at the number for teeth!

And that one poor bugger with piles!

Love that 'cancer and wolf' is all one category.

Interesting!

Quick google gives-
rising of the lights (uncountable) (obsolete or historical) An illness or obstructive condition of the larynx, trachea, or lungs, found as a cause of death on bills of mortality in the 16- and 1700s; possibly croup.

Kill’d by several accidents sounds like a story to be told! 😁

Rising of the lights is an obstructive disease of the larynx or lungs (croup possibly). I took a photo of this too when I saw it on Twitter. Surprised that witchcraft/curse/hex wasn't attributed to any deaths. Planet?!?

Fascinating but awful

Cancer… and wolf?

It’s really interesting. ‘Made away themselves’ is quite a gentle way of describing it.

Very interesting! "Suddenly" as a cause of death made me laugh.

Died of piles.

And there's 'suddenly' when they aren't sure why.

Kings Evil and Cut of the Stone?

really interesting OP, thanks for sharing.

It was from London 1632 according to 'No context Britain' tweet.

”Bit with a mad dog” nice and clear, sorta suggests they didn’t stand a chance. “Executed and press’d to death” scores more than I would have thought.

Fascinating and very intriguing!

Planet?!

I think King’s Evil might be syphilis or gonorrhea.

Overlaid, and starved at nurse?!

State of the NHS then to now...

(I'm aware the NHS didn't exist then, obvs)

@Peteryougit Rising of the lights is ‘coughing your lungs up’ - ‘lights’ is apparently what butchers used to call lungs. Would fit with any infective respiratory problem.

tissick sounds like a nice refined illness to die from, a slightly tickly cough that took a turn for the worse I imagine. Probably not.

I want to know more about these shady accidents 😮

38 people really pissed the King off....

No, Scrofula - a type of tuberculosis I think

if i can't find a dentist to take my tooth out that's going to be me soon.

Wouldn't "starved at nurse" relate to failure to breastfeed?