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

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Data for 01 Jan 1901 to 31 Dec 1910:

Sex = Male Age between birth & 5 in three bands
Cause of Death (RG 1900s DS definition) 0 1 2 to 4
Small-pox 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 87 Show data context 143 Show data context 85 Show data context
Scarlet fever 6 Show data context 16 Show data context 51 Show data context
Typhus 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Influenza 11 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context
Whooping cough 116 Show data context 68 Show data context 35 Show data context
Diphtheria 7 Show data context 20 Show data context 59 Show data context
Pyrexia 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Enteric fever 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 10 Show data context
Diarrhoea & Dysentery 656 Show data context 84 Show data context 11 Show data context
Pulmonary tuberculosis 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context
Phthisis (not otherwise defined) 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context
Tuberculous meningitis 35 Show data context 35 Show data context 45 Show data context
Tuberculous peritonitis 31 Show data context 14 Show data context 6 Show data context
Tabes mesenterica 39 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other tuberculous diseases 42 Show data context 16 Show data context 9 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Septic diseases 11 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Rheumatic fever & Rheumatism of heart 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Pneumonia 354 Show data context 214 Show data context 90 Show data context
Bronchitis 305 Show data context 57 Show data context 16 Show data context
Childbirth & Puerperal fever 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 27 Show data context 13 Show data context 46 Show data context
Other Causes 1,930 Show data context 147 Show data context 131 Show data context
Sex = Female Age between birth & 5 in three bands
Cause of Death (RG 1900s DS definition) 0 1 2 to 4
Small-pox 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 93 Show data context 169 Show data context 109 Show data context
Scarlet fever 7 Show data context 22 Show data context 49 Show data context
Typhus 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Influenza 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context
Whooping cough 129 Show data context 86 Show data context 55 Show data context
Diphtheria 5 Show data context 22 Show data context 62 Show data context
Pyrexia 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Enteric fever 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context
Diarrhoea & Dysentery 531 Show data context 95 Show data context 17 Show data context
Pulmonary tuberculosis 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context
Phthisis (not otherwise defined) 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context
Tuberculous meningitis 33 Show data context 21 Show data context 35 Show data context
Tuberculous peritonitis 26 Show data context 15 Show data context 8 Show data context
Tabes mesenterica 35 Show data context 12 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other tuberculous diseases 20 Show data context 14 Show data context 10 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context
Septic diseases 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Rheumatic fever & Rheumatism of heart 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Pneumonia 291 Show data context 154 Show data context 100 Show data context
Bronchitis 240 Show data context 62 Show data context 23 Show data context
Childbirth & Puerperal fever 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 32 Show data context 6 Show data context 38 Show data context
Other Causes 1,480 Show data context 157 Show data context 115 Show data context
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Date: Source:
1901 - 1910 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

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Cause of Death as reported by the Registrar General's Decennial Supplement, 1901-10, cross-tabulated by age and sex for children under 5. In this decade, deaths in the years 2 to 4 were combined.


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

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Date accessed: 18th May 2024