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

Data for 01 Jan 1851 to 31 Dec 1860:

Sex = Male	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	77	36	42	28	23
Measles	120	202	143	62	46
Scarlatina	94	205	254	237	188
Diphtheria	26	32	45	46	58
Whooping-cough	424	269	102	49	20
Typhus	74	76	65	90	87
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	1,244	334	130	51	35
Other Zymotic Dis.	573	189	177	150	104
Cancer	2	0	2	1	2
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	330	145	65	28	20
Phthisis	192	104	66	35	22
Hydrocephalus	357	257	94	58	47
Diseases of Brain	2,416	346	157	96	76
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	73	19	18	19	11
Dis. of Lungs	1,810	714	285	150	87
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	334	53	29	16	19
Dis. of Kidneys	9	6	4	7	4
Dis. of Gener. Organs	2	0	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	8	4	4	4	5
Dis. of the Skin	55	13	2	0	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	98	84	64	40	46
Other Causes	4,131	436	86	27	16

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	74	36	20	26	18
Measles	110	212	126	90	54
Scarlatina	90	161	220	232	190
Diphtheria	13	34	35	61	47
Whooping-cough	434	311	132	84	46
Typhus	47	72	106	83	93
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	996	292	87	56	44
Other Zymotic Dis.	461	138	145	130	91
Cancer	4	0	0	0	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	272	138	65	25	15
Phthisis	163	91	53	33	22
Hydrocephalus	225	180	77	66	37
Diseases of Brain	1,649	285	166	71	63
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	65	20	13	5	9
Dis. of Lungs	1,220	615	270	170	82
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	231	47	31	30	20
Dis. of Kidneys	4	5	2	3	2
Dis. of Gener. Organs	1	0	0	1	0
Dis. of the Joints	2	3	4	4	1
Dis. of the Skin	33	6	2	5	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	84	50	45	35	32
Other Causes	3,299	368	107	42	22

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Date:	Source:
1851 - 1860	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

 

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Date:	Acknowledgments:
1851 - 1860	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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