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	11	7	8
Other TB	74	57	47
Typhus & Typhoid	3	2	10
Scarlet Fever	5	20	42
Gastro-intestinal	65	22	3
Smallpox	5	0	3
Whooping Cough	32	30	21
Measles	11	21	18
Diptheria	2	2	4
Lungs	141	73	37
Cancer	1	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	18	2	7
Other	463	76	81

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	14	13	10
Other TB	112	63	72
Typhus & Typhoid	3	7	17
Scarlet Fever	17	27	97
Gastro-intestinal	157	23	5
Smallpox	10	7	6
Whooping Cough	61	50	28
Measles	15	33	33
Diptheria	2	3	15
Lungs	210	91	50
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	19	5	15
Other	653	99	138

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	18	15	11
Other TB	114	84	60
Typhus & Typhoid	1	1	8
Scarlet Fever	1	9	25
Gastro-intestinal	196	23	2
Smallpox	2	0	0
Whooping Cough	56	39	35
Measles	23	36	39
Diptheria	2	3	30
Lungs	293	148	89
Cancer	0	1	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	29	8	17
Other	862	116	124

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	13	6	14
Other TB	92	53	58
Typhus & Typhoid	0	1	2
Scarlet Fever	0	3	10
Gastro-intestinal	156	33	11
Smallpox	6	1	1
Whooping Cough	81	66	42
Measles	32	79	57
Diptheria	2	4	32
Lungs	298	170	100
Cancer	1	1	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	21	5	12
Other	990	147	101

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	6	9	9
Other TB	93	61	47
Typhus & Typhoid	1	1	0
Scarlet Fever	4	1	18
Gastro-intestinal	180	24	4
Smallpox	2	0	1
Whooping Cough	77	42	31
Measles	40	56	52
Diptheria	5	13	104
Lungs	318	156	104
Cancer	0	1	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	40	6	8
Other	953	109	66

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	10	5	2
Other TB	47	33	43
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	0
Scarlet Fever	1	0	9
Gastro-intestinal	94	8	4
Smallpox	0	0	1
Whooping Cough	70	41	18
Measles	12	27	26
Diptheria	2	5	21
Lungs	175	74	46
Cancer	0	0	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	18	4	20
Other	702	71	53

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

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