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[โ€“] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 38 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How are there still so many deaths 10 years before and after the Titanic sank?

[โ€“] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My guess is that, due to less effective methods of record keeping, not everyone was immediately identified and declared dead.

As for why people died BEFORE boarding the Titanic but still count, I'm afraid that I don't have any non-gruesome theories ๐Ÿคท

[โ€“] Cosmicomical@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It had to be built, I'm sure work safety regulations were not a thing back then

[โ€“] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah! I totally forgot about that! That's probably it.

[โ€“] BossDj@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago

The Dry Dock Strangler was nigh uncatchable they say

[โ€“] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Boat builders. You reckon workers had safety rights in 1900s - 1910s Belfast?

[โ€“] Drummyralf@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I like to think that this graph is just a rough representation, not an absolutely accurate drawing.

Partly /s