Nick Fitzhenry
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Nick Fitzhenry
@nickfitzhenry.bsky.social
PhD student in Economic History, LSE.
nicholasfitzhenry.co.uk
Research: death, disease & doctors during Apartheid
Methods: Applied econometrics and historical demography.
Teaching: Industrial Rev., History of Middle East
Was there a few years ago. I hitchhiked up from Abergavenny & had a wonderful afternoon there.
October 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Under-5 pneumonia and influenza deaths decline concurrently with diarrhoeal diseases, as observed in other countries. I suspect the spikes in the early 1970s are due to local waves of the H3N2 global (Hong Kong) flu pandemic.
August 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The decline (while far from fully converging) is also mysterious, especially given the Group Areas Acts, worsening economic conditions, and political unrest. ORT might be part of it, but it became readily promoted only in the late 80s.
August 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Two come to mind, I’ll pass it on :)
August 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Source: Strebel P, Hussey G, Metcalf C, Smith D, Hanslo D, Simpson J. An outbreak of whooping cough in a highly vaccinated urban community. J Trop Pediatr. 1991 Mar;37(2):71-6. doi: 10.1093/tropej/37.2.71. PMID: 2027168.
July 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Tom Hollander's is the best of the genre
March 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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March 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM