Decennial Cause of Death by Age for under 5s

Data for 01 Jan 1851 to 31 Dec 1860	Age between birth & 5 in three bands
Cause of Death (Simplified)	0	1	2 to 4
Respiratory TB	46	37	30
Other TB	131	107	96
Typhus & Typhoid	17	32	83
Scarlet Fever	41	99	242
Gastro-intestinal	385	123	39
Smallpox	50	16	33
Whooping Cough	111	91	69
Measles	37	78	68
Diptheria	6	12	38
Lungs	506	235	160
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	30	11	51
Other	1,765	293	269

Data for 01 Jan 1861 to 31 Dec 1870	Age between birth & 5 in three bands
Cause of Death (Simplified)	0	1	2 to 4
Respiratory TB	71	61	48
Other TB	268	154	105
Typhus & Typhoid	19	33	112
Scarlet Fever	63	144	453
Gastro-intestinal	649	173	38
Smallpox	69	35	83
Whooping Cough	182	119	112
Measles	62	120	91
Diptheria	20	33	54
Lungs	827	410	251
Cancer	1	0	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	54	21	41
Other	2,411	432	384

Data for 01 Jan 1871 to 31 Dec 1880	Age between birth & 5 in three bands
Cause of Death (Simplified)	0	1	2 to 4
Respiratory TB	56	53	54
Other TB	355	212	149
Typhus & Typhoid	18	22	76
Scarlet Fever	68	157	559
Gastro-intestinal	807	191	46
Smallpox	27	8	21
Whooping Cough	237	183	134
Measles	65	120	115
Diptheria	13	13	50
Lungs	1,224	591	349
Cancer	1	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	47	13	34
Other	2,946	550	457

Data for 01 Jan 1881 to 31 Dec 1890	Age between birth & 5 in three bands
Cause of Death (Simplified)	0	1	2 to 4
Respiratory TB	23	29	31
Other TB	335	222	199
Typhus & Typhoid	5	5	17
Scarlet Fever	39	116	352
Gastro-intestinal	780	158	39
Smallpox	28	2	10
Whooping Cough	270	221	133
Measles	135	207	144
Diptheria	1	14	31
Lungs	1,294	733	460
Cancer	0	1	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	66	13	35
Other	3,395	555	349

Data for 01 Jan 1891 to 31 Dec 1900	Age between birth & 5 in three bands
Cause of Death (Simplified)	0	1	2 to 4
Respiratory TB	13	16	33
Other TB	354	213	134
Typhus & Typhoid	0	4	14
Scarlet Fever	9	36	109
Gastro-intestinal	1,153	202	27
Smallpox	8	1	5
Whooping Cough	269	184	117
Measles	175	282	167
Diptheria	30	95	246
Lungs	1,346	746	414
Cancer	1	2	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	77	10	40
Other	4,527	568	317

Data for 01 Jan 1901 to 31 Dec 1910	Age between birth & 5 in three bands
Cause of Death (Simplified)	0	1	2 to 4
Respiratory TB	14	16	21
Other TB	317	174	178
Typhus & Typhoid	0	1	3
Scarlet Fever	21	68	324
Gastro-intestinal	1,123	269	37
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	220	173	107
Measles	147	307	270
Diptheria	17	48	129
Lungs	1,191	566	288
Cancer	1	0	4
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	113	18	42
Other	3,967	449	282

Date:	Source:
1851 - 1910	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

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