ABSTRACT

This article examines the locus of care of the elderly in the cities of Antwerp, Brussels and Ghent at the end of the eighteenth century by investigating the circumstances of their decease. The article uses a cross-sectional analysis of the municipal death registers of 1797 to shed light on the informal networks and formal provisions that surrounded the urban elderly (aged 60 years and older) during their last days and shortly after their death. By evaluating the roles of hospitals and private houses as places of death and the presence of family and neighbours as witnesses, the article assesses both formal and informal channels of support. In addition, the article examines how the locus of care correlated with marital status, socio-economic position and migration background.

摘要

本文通过调查18世纪末安特卫普，布鲁塞尔和根特等城市老年人的病情，研究他们的病情。本文对1797年的市政死亡登记册进行了剖析，以阐明围绕城市老年人（60岁及以上）在其最后一天以及死亡后不久的非正式网络和正式规定。通过评估医院和私人住宅作为死亡场所的作用以及家人和邻居作为证人的存在，本文评估了正式和非正式的支持渠道。此外，本文还探讨了护理的场所与婚姻状况，社会经济地位和移民背景如何相关。