Jamie,
You might find the following useful for the early 19th century- particularly if
your research is comparative between occupations-
C. T. Thackrah, The Effects of Arts, Trades, and Professions and of Civic States
and Habits of Living on Health and Longevity, (London 1832)
W. Farr, Vital Statistics (1885) this roughly covers the mid to late 19th
century.
For the earlier period see again W. Farr, Vital Statistics or the Statistics of
Health, Sickness and Death (1837) this has also been republished in 1974 in
Mortality in Mid -19th century Britain.
Also F. Engels, The Condition of the Working Class in England (London 1887) is
worth a read, although its accuracy as a historical record has been challenged.
G. Rosen, The History of Miners' Diseases (New York 1943) has a wonderful
bibliography covering all aspects of occupational health (not just mining)
throughout the ages.
Catherine Mills
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> Jamie,
>
> You might find the following useful:-
>
> Begenal, T.B. "Mortality rate estimates of Gunnerside lead miners from the
> censuses", British Mining No.59, 1997, pp.79-88.
>
> Harris, F. "Mortality in Cornwall", British Mining No.61, 1998, pp.39-41
>
> Williams, C.J. "Accidents in the Flintshire and Denbighshire Lead Mines 1873-
> 1914", British Mining No.57, 1996, pp.92-105
>
> Williams, R.A. "The High Mortality of British Metal and Slate Miners and
> Beliefs about Causes 1556-1904", British Mining No.34, 1987, pp.18-33
>
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> Mike Gill
>
> President and Recorder of the NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY
>
> Britain's foremost mining history society at:-
> http://www.exeter.ac.uk/~RBurt/MinHistNet/NMRS.html
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