Galli Massimo, Nodari Riccardo, Perini Matteo, Luconi Ester, Fois Luca, Vaglienti Folco, Bandi Claudio, Biganzoli Elia, Comandatore Francesco
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi Paediatric Research Centre, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
iScience. 2023 Apr 20;26(5):106704. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106704. eCollection 2023 May 19.
In 1630, a devastating plague epidemic struck Milan, one of the most important Italian cities of that time, deeply affecting its demography and economy for decades. The lack of digitized historical data strongly limits our comprehension of that important event. In this work, we digitized and analyzed the Milan death registers of 1630. The study revealed that the epidemic evolved differently among the areas of the city. Indeed, we were able to group the parishes of the city (comparable with modern neighborhoods) in two groups based on their epidemiological curves. These different epidemiological progressions could reflect socio-economical and/or demographic features specific of the neighborhoods, opening questions about the relationship between these features and the evolution of epidemics in the pre-modern period. The study of historical records, like the one presented here, can help us to better understand European history and pre-modern epidemics.
1630年，一场毁灭性的瘟疫袭击了米兰，这座当时意大利最重要的城市之一，几十年间对其人口和经济造成了深远影响。缺乏数字化的历史数据严重限制了我们对这一重大事件的理解。在这项工作中，我们对1630年米兰的死亡登记册进行了数字化处理和分析。研究表明，疫情在城市各区域的发展情况有所不同。事实上，我们能够根据教区的疫情曲线将城市的教区（类似于现代社区）分为两组。这些不同的疫情发展进程可能反映了各社区特有的社会经济和/或人口特征，引发了关于这些特征与前现代时期疫情演变之间关系的问题。对历史记录的研究，比如本文所呈现的研究，有助于我们更好地理解欧洲历史和前现代疫情。
