On Estimation of the sentence "Two thirds of them died and seven out of ten died of cold damage"

"기사망자(其死亡者) 삼분유이(三分有二) 상한십거기칠(傷寒十居其七)"에 대한 소고(小考) - 상한(傷寒)에 의한 질환(疾患)-특이(特異) 사망률(死亡率을 중심(中心)으로 -

  • Eom, Seok-Ki (Dept. of Oriental Medical Classics & Medical History, College of Oriental Medicine, Semyung University) ;
  • Kim, Se-Hyun (Department of East-West Medicine, Graduate School of East-West Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Eo, Wan-Kyu (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicne)
  • 엄석기 (세명대학교 한의과대학 원전의사학교실) ;
  • 김세현 (경희대학교 동서의학대학원 동서의학과) ;
  • 어완규 (경희대학교 의과대학 혈액종양내과)
  • Published : 2008.11.25

Abstract

Based on the sentence "The number of my family member and relatives reached around 200, but since the first year of Geonan(建安) era, two thirds of them died and seven out of ten died of cold damage in less than ten years" in Sanghanjapbyeongron(Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases), which is allegedly known to be written by Jangnunggyeong(張仲景), we analyzed the sentence by three factors of time, location and people. These factors are used in the investigation of the disease outbreak, and through this analysis, following conclusions were made. 1. Approximate 10 year crude mortality rate since A.D 196(the first yea of Geonan era) in Jangsa(長沙) province was 67 out of 100 in the population. Approximate 10 year disease-specific mortality rate of cold damage since A.D 196(the first yea of Geonan era) in Jangsa(長沙) province was 47 out of 100 in the population. Regardless of age, gender or other demographic variables, approximate 10 year proportionate mortality ratio since A.D 196(the first yea of Geonan era) in Jangsa province was 70.2%, which lead to the assumption that 70% of death is cold-damage related. 2. Increased disease-specific mortality rate by cold damage in Jangsa(長沙) province for about 10 years since A.D 196(the first yea of Geonan era), and followed increased crude mortality rate in the population, threatened the stability of nation or local government. This is due to the repeated war in late Han Dynasty with political chaos and repeated flood caused by geographical disadvantage in Jangsa province.

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