Decennial Cause of Death by Age & Sex for under 5s

Data for 01 Jan 1861 to 31 Dec 1870:

Sex = Male	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	71	34	22	12	14
Measles	111	180	103	51	22
Scarlatina	95	249	268	233	189
Diphtheria	30	26	24	27	32
Whooping-cough	247	135	50	25	15
Typhus	69	62	63	53	36
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	985	232	55	20	11
Cholera	15	3	2	0	2
Other Zymotic Diseases	97	100	77	60	46
Cancer	1	0	0	1	0
Scrofula & Tabes	202	95	34	14	13
Phthisis	78	43	21	13	9
Hydrocephalus	162	107	39	21	15
Diseases of Brain	1,328	181	92	47	30
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	51	22	10	9	18
Diseases of Lungs	1,496	604	221	87	45
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	272	31	18	12	12
Diseases of Kidneys	5	4	2	4	3
Diseases of Generative Organs	1	0	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	6	4	2	4	3
Diseases of Skin	31	5	3	1	2
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	87	58	59	46	40
Other Causes	3,613	339	76	26	8

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	54	30	23	13	8
Measles	76	178	109	59	40
Scarlatina	91	199	223	226	205
Diphtheria	18	33	22	29	31
Whooping-cough	261	151	80	38	17
Typhus	30	45	60	53	53
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	821	205	52	23	11
Cholera	7	6	1	1	1
Other Zymotic Diseases	102	87	84	71	40
Cancer	0	0	0	1	1
Scrofula & Tabes	176	81	25	12	4
Phthisis	70	43	21	7	11
Hydrocephalus	104	64	37	15	12
Diseases of Brain	961	193	75	33	23
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	34	19	7	6	6
Diseases of Lungs	1,100	558	208	117	62
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	146	32	17	7	10
Diseases of Kidneys	3	6	2	2	4
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	0	1	0	1
Diseases of Joints	6	2	3	0	2
Diseases of Skin	30	6	2	2	4
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	84	50	36	27	32
Other Causes	2,857	346	88	24	16

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Date:	Source:
1861 - 1870	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

 

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Date:	Acknowledgments:
1861 - 1870	Robert Woods (Department of Geography, University of Liverpool). Role: transcriber. Restrictions on use: the contributor must be acknowledged but the data may be freely used for non-commercial purposes.

 

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