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Professor Shrewsbury, a bacteriologist, emphasises that the black rat was solely responsible for the introduction and spread of bubonic plague in the British Isles. He discusses the effects on population, and on social and economic life, the harsh regulations made in the vain attempt to control it, and the collapse of law and order during its great outbursts.Shrewsbury, J. F. D. is the author of 'History of Bubonic Plague in the British Isles ', published 2005 under ISBN 9780521022477 and ISBN 0521022479.
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