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The Industrial Period was a key period in human history where substantial change occurred to the population’s lifestyles, in terms of occupations, housing and diet as well as leisurely past-times, all of which would have impacted on their health. London had become the most densely populated metropolis in the world, the beating heart of trade and consumerism, an unambiguous example of the urban experience in the Industrial age.
Using up-to-date medical imaging technologies in addition to osteoarchaeological examination of human skeletal remains, we have been able to establish the presence of modern day diseases in individuals living in the past, both before and during Industrialisation, to compare to rates in UK populations today. By re-examining the skeletal evidence, we have traced how the perils of unregulated rural and urban lives, changing food consumption, transport, technologies as well as improving medical treatment and life expectancy, have all altered health patterns over time.
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"Although both authors are osteologists, the book is cross-disciplinary and highly accessible […] The book is highly readable with a thoughtful and direct writing style, arriving at strong conclusions. "
Layla Renshaw
The London Journal
(16/12/2020)
"...a highly enjoyable read. It is informative, timely, beautifully illustrated, and worthy of a place in every museum shop and any University library."
Mary Lewis
London and Middlesex Archaeological Society
(15/03/2021)