That's really intersting. A great-great grandfather died in a Glasgow fever hospital and I'm fascinated by mortality statistics.
Here are some bits and pieces to add to the mix.
In 1871, 24% of deaths in Glasgow went unregistered. The figure had fallen to about 4% by 1893, but in Inverness, 42% of deaths still went unregistered.
One study I read considered the death rate from 1835-1845 in 331 rural Scottish parishes - a population of 751,061 - and compared the rate with a similar size population in 14 principle urban areas. The rate was 20 per 1,000 in rural areas and 27 per 1,000 in urban areas.
Another study showed that in Edinburgh the highest death rates were in the most densely populated areas, while the lowest rates were in less crowded neighourhoods. The area of Tron had the highest rate and a population density of 353 people per acre. Whereas Morningside with a density of 8 per acre had the lowest rate in Edinburgh.
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