Major plague outbreaks Plague pits were used especially often during major plague outbreaks, such as the London epidemic of 1665. During these times, graveyards rapidly filled , and such graves became available only to wealthy people. Parishes became strained; one example , the records of St Bride's Church on Fleet Streetduring the London 1665 plague, shows typical methods employed by the parishes. In 1665, the total number of deaths in the parish rose to five and a half times their normalnumber, with 2 , 111 deaths overall and 1,427 attributed to plague .
Major plague outbreaks Plague pits were used especially often during major plague outbreaks, such as the London epidemic of 1665. Graveyards rapidly filled and parishes became strained; for example the number of deaths in the parish of St Bride's Church , Fleet Street , in 1665 was almost six times normal .
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During these times, graveyards rapidly filled , and such graves became available only to wealthy people. Parishes became strained; one example , the records of
Graveyards rapidly filled and parishes became strained; for example the number of deaths in the parish of
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on Fleet Streetduring the London 1665 plague, shows typical methods employed by the parishes.
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In 1665, the total number of deaths in the parish rose to five and a half times their normalnumber, with 2
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111 deaths overall and 1,427 attributed to plague
in 1665 was almost six times normal