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I have explained how the population structure of wizarding Britain is not the same as muggle Britain but closely resembles the demographics of a pre-industrialised country such as Britain in the 17th century: a high death, a high birth rate and a small, stable population (Demographics of the Wizarding World).

Disease is an important factor in ( Read more... )

We have seen that the demographics of the wizarding world resembles pre-industrial Britain between the late middle ages and the early modern period. I have discussed the burden of infectious diseases on wizarding society but traditionally disease is not the only problem facing pre-industrial societies.

Where death stalks the land, it does so in the ( Read more... )

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A discussion of

• Purely magical diseases
• Ways in which infections can jump from magical creatures to wizards
• How the magical world controls the spread to muggles
• Why the magical world doesn't use modern medical techniques

In the previous essay I discussed how diseases contributes to the high death rate in the wizarding world and how the magical world ( Read more... )

In the previous essays I have explained why the population structure of the wizarding world is much more similar to a pre-industrial country than modern muggle Britain.

High death rates in pre-industrialised countries reflect a large disease burden. Mostly this disease burden is due to infectious diseases that are endemic and also circulated ( Read more... )

Throughout human history the demographics of our societies has changed as we have developed. Today different societies are at different points along this demographic transition. For example developed nations like Japan and the UK, typically have a low birthrate and long life expectancy making children only a small proportion of the population, ( Read more... )

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Hello everyone,

We are the four psychiatrists who contributed to the original article called: “ Sherlock does not have Autism - Thanks from 4 psychiatrists”. We are overwhelmed by the responses we have received.

We all feel that some of the message we have been trying to put across has been lost in translation, so this is both a reiteration of our ( Read more... )

The Most Miraculous Thing

The medical explanation I am about to give for Sherlock’s survival is nowhere near as uplifting or exhilaration as watching Sherlock struggling out the steps of his mind palace with the sheer determination to live for John. If you want to keep thinking about Sherlock’s “revival” as a miracle of love and a testimony to our ( Read more... )