Talk:Great Fire of London

80,000 people described as both one quarter and one sixth of London's population

The article uses 80,000 as both "one quarter" and "one sixth" of London's population, and the two fractions are irreconcilable.

In the section describing London in the 1660s, the article states: "the City proper … home to about 80,000 people, or one quarter of London's inhabitants."

Later, in the aftermath section, the article states: "The Great Plague epidemic of 1665 is believed to have killed a sixth of London's inhabitants, or 80,000 people."

If 80,000 equals one quarter of London's population, London had approximately 320,000 inhabitants. If 80,000 equals one sixth of London's population, London had approximately 480,000 inhabitants. The two implied totals — 320,000 and 480,000 — differ by 160,000, and both cannot be correct. The article presents the same number as two different fractions of the same city's population without acknowledging the contradiction. Rome (talk) 23:31, 6 May 2026 (UTC)