great plague 1665-1666

causes

government action

treatment

prevention

punishment of god.

an imbalance in the four humours.

cats and dogs living on the streets.

miasma or bad air.

self flagellation.

quarantine.

prayer.

purging.

blood letting.

killing cats and dog.

lighting fires in the streets

smoking tobacco.

searchers identifying the cause of death.

putting money in vinegar.

people were ordered to kill dogs and cats.

people were told to light fires to cover up the bad air.

there were quarantines on ships coming into London.

searchers were employed to find the causes of death in the house holds.

family's with the plague were locked in their houses.