A little puzzle from my new Epidemiology textbook

[attimes_bracing]

The formatting is crappy but I enjoyed this little puzzle in my new textbook.  It is 'an historical event'.  I got it after a few minutes and found it a really good way to get me thinking about what could cause this mortality pattern.  I expect someone will get it quickly but if not, I'll post the answer tomorrow

Comments

[frandowdsofa]

Got it - it took a while though, and several blind alleys. Fascinating.

[ffutures]

My guess would be (rot 13) gur Gvgnavp be nabgure fvzvyne qvfnfgre. Which Wikipedia confirms. Should I feel smug that this took me about 30 seconds to guess?

[brixtonbrood]

I originally thought industrial accident, but then got it - frankly should have got it instantly as it falls under the large category of Things That Tiny Was Obsessed With So Everybody Else in the Family Learned all about in Self-Defence, I've seen the table before.

[twinfair]

Yep, I got it in about 15 secs and then deciphered ffutures to confirm. As Kryten would say "Ah, smug mode". And it does make you think...

[bellinghman]

I used Wikipedia to confirm numbers.

What delayed me slightly was misinterpreting the "% dead" column as being that that subset comprised that percentage of the dead, rather than that percentage of that subset died. When the figures signally failed to add up, I retraced my steps and guessed within seconds.

Overall, an illuminating view on how one event is so prominent.

[doubtingmichael]

I think I know, and I read rot13 well enough to get confirmation from ffutures. When you repost, please can you explain what the "Other" social status represents?