![]() ![]() The minister Thomas Vincent witnessed "a deep silence almost in every place, especially within the walls no ratling Coaches, no prancing Horses, no calling in Customers, nor offering Wares". With so many people dying or fleeing, the economic life of London was badly affected. One of the worst affected areas in the City was St Giles Cripplegate where deaths peaked in September, before rapidly declining. From the first plague death recorded in May 1665, the Bills of Mortality allow us to trace the disease's impact. The population had increased from 200,000 in 1600 to over 350,000 in 1650, leading to overcrowding and encouraging the spread of the disease. The City of London had experienced two major plague epidemics in 16 but, in 1665, more people died than ever before. ![]()
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