The Bubonic Plague and the Great Fire of London

Two cataclysms of Pest and London fire hit London in the 1660s. The latter disaster was a fire in London, one of which occurred in the flames near the London Bridge, and many houses in London caused fire.

From the 14th century to the 17th century, the plague has attacked the plague of Europe and the Mediterranean Sea many times, but today there are still isolated cases, but the Great Plague of London from 1665 to 1666 has been the last major outbreak It is considered as one of them. Due to the fire in London in 1666, the remaining plague rats and fleas died, so the plague declined. Destruction of black rats in the fire may also contribute to the benefits of British brown rats. According to the theory of the glandular plague, one possible explanation for the disappearance of the European plague is that afterwards the rat (Rattus rattus) infected reservoir and its disease carrier have been replaced by larger Norway or brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) I guess. ), It is not easy to spread bacteria that carry bacteria to humans by the death of mice (Appleby, 1980; Slack, 1981)

In the Middle Ages, the occurrence of glandular plague repeatedly destroyed the population of Europe. The great plague (1665 - 66) was the last major epidemic in London. In its occurrence, the estimated deaths of 100,000 people corresponded to about 15% of the city's population at that time. As the number of victims begins to increase, the burial ground will be in a competent state and a hole will be drilled to accommodate the dead. These biggest ones are in Aldogate, where it is estimated that more than 1,000 plague victims are buried in anonymous pits.