Decennial Cause of Death by Age for under 5s

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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 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other TB 14 Show data context 14 Show data context 12 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 10 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 4 Show data context 12 Show data context 45 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 14 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context
Smallpox 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context
Whooping Cough 16 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context
Measles 8 Show data context 25 Show data context 8 Show data context
Diptheria 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context
Lungs 67 Show data context 37 Show data context 21 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 15 Show data context
Other 411 Show data context 60 Show data context 58 Show data context
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 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 24 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 36 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 34 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context
Smallpox 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 24 Show data context 12 Show data context 7 Show data context
Measles 7 Show data context 14 Show data context 25 Show data context
Diptheria 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context
Lungs 82 Show data context 39 Show data context 30 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 11 Show data context
Other 301 Show data context 44 Show data context 30 Show data context
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 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context
Other TB 41 Show data context 25 Show data context 13 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 8 Show data context 15 Show data context 64 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 90 Show data context 18 Show data context 6 Show data context
Smallpox 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 52 Show data context 23 Show data context 14 Show data context
Measles 19 Show data context 19 Show data context 25 Show data context
Diptheria 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context
Lungs 208 Show data context 82 Show data context 57 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 13 Show data context 1 Show data context 14 Show data context
Other 420 Show data context 52 Show data context 57 Show data context
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 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 12 Show data context 18 Show data context 13 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 8 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 44 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context
Smallpox 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 49 Show data context 28 Show data context 18 Show data context
Measles 12 Show data context 14 Show data context 18 Show data context
Diptheria 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 10 Show data context
Lungs 190 Show data context 93 Show data context 54 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 14 Show data context 2 Show data context 14 Show data context
Other 457 Show data context 64 Show data context 32 Show data context
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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 21 Show data context 18 Show data context 20 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 68 Show data context 20 Show data context 5 Show data context
Smallpox 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 25 Show data context 18 Show data context 12 Show data context
Measles 9 Show data context 21 Show data context 23 Show data context
Diptheria 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 12 Show data context
Lungs 134 Show data context 77 Show data context 56 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 16 Show data context 10 Show data context 17 Show data context
Other 459 Show data context 55 Show data context 36 Show data context
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 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 15 Show data context 13 Show data context 18 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 34 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context
Smallpox 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 26 Show data context 11 Show data context 14 Show data context
Measles 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context
Diptheria 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 11 Show data context
Lungs 96 Show data context 35 Show data context 35 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 9 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other 388 Show data context 35 Show data context 35 Show data context
Date: Source:
1851 - 1910 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

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The Registrar General's Decennial Supplements provided extremely detailed information on causes of death between 1851-60 and 1901-10, but unfortunately used five different classifications of cause of death to cover those six decades. Graham Mooney, of Johns Hopkins University, has therefore defined a simplified cause of death classification to which we have converted the original data. Inevitably, many causes have had to be grouped into an enlarged 'other' category, but we are still able to consistently...


identify the main epidemic diseases. This nCube presents the more detailed information for children under 5, although in order to include all decades we have had to ignore gender and combine ages 2 to 4 into a single category.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Salisbury RegD/PLU through time | Life & Death Statistics | Decennial Cause of Death by Age for under 5s, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10099596/cube/CoD_grouped_U5

Date accessed: 31st October 2024