title: The poetics and statistics of the average life: from ASJ Tessimond to Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems.
authors.affiliation: University of Bristol. ije-editorial@bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: George Davey
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors