This section is from the book "Manual Of Useful Information", by J. C Thomas. Also available from Amazon: Manual of useful Information.
Date. | Deaths. | Weeks. | Deaths Per Week. | |
1656 | Naples.............................................. | 380,000 | 28 | 10,400 |
1665 | London............................................ | 68,800 | 33 | 2,100 |
1720 | Marseilles............................................ | 39,100 | 36 | 1,100 |
1771 | Moscow............................................ | 87,800 | 32 | 2,700 |
1778 | Constantinople....................................... | 170,000 | 18 | 9500 |
1798 | Cairo............................................ | 88,000 | 25 | 3,500 |
1812 | Constantinople........................................ | 144,000 | 13 | 11,100 |
1834 | Cairo............................................ | 57,000 | 18 | 3,200 |
1835 | Alexandria............................................ | 14,900 | 17 | 900 |
1871 | Buenos Ayres............................................ | 26,300 | 11 | 2,400 |
 
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