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This was likely due to the population density and sanitation conditions of city living causing infectious disease related deaths, no? I imagine the risk of con
by Contusion3532 3y ago
This was likely due to the population density and sanitation conditions of city living causing infectious disease related deaths, no?
I imagine the risk of contracting fatal diseases in a rural setting was much less.
- inglor_cz 3y agoCrop failures were a major factor in mortality. Subsistence grain farmers in pre-modern times could expect a crop failure once in 5-7 years, sometimes back to back.