Abstract
This paper combines Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Natural Language Processing (NLP)
to explore how statistics and textual information may be compared. Combined with known mortality
figures, for the first time, this research provides a spatial picture of the relationship between the
Registrar-General’s discussion of disease and deaths in England and Wales during the nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries. A variety of techniques are employed to provide a new view on whether
government published texts were directly related to changing mortality patterns during this time.
to explore how statistics and textual information may be compared. Combined with known mortality
figures, for the first time, this research provides a spatial picture of the relationship between the
Registrar-General’s discussion of disease and deaths in England and Wales during the nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries. A variety of techniques are employed to provide a new view on whether
government published texts were directly related to changing mortality patterns during this time.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
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| Title of host publication | GISRUK 2015 Conference Proceedings |
| Pages | 492-499 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |