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	105	76	90
Other TB	335	238	197
Typhus & Typhoid	47	51	149
Scarlet Fever	123	217	577
Gastro-intestinal	1,188	317	131
Smallpox	48	30	32
Whooping Cough	266	192	163
Measles	212	393	309
Diptheria	9	3	6
Lungs	1,118	568	371
Cancer	2	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	21	35	119
Other	4,420	672	619

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	64	54	72
Other TB	407	250	175
Typhus & Typhoid	20	46	119
Scarlet Fever	90	205	557
Gastro-intestinal	1,853	400	89
Smallpox	21	2	12
Whooping Cough	343	223	201
Measles	189	339	270
Diptheria	44	71	109
Lungs	1,445	697	417
Cancer	0	0	3
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	38	52	89
Other	4,611	831	704

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	30	34	43
Other TB	439	253	204
Typhus & Typhoid	32	33	80
Scarlet Fever	106	256	744
Gastro-intestinal	2,058	423	90
Smallpox	18	2	13
Whooping Cough	347	245	173
Measles	189	328	264
Diptheria	23	58	126
Lungs	1,652	715	425
Cancer	0	0	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	37	44	87
Other	4,907	754	621

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	24	27	33
Other TB	439	238	183
Typhus & Typhoid	6	12	43
Scarlet Fever	33	94	273
Gastro-intestinal	1,905	292	76
Smallpox	8	2	1
Whooping Cough	316	208	183
Measles	226	353	275
Diptheria	17	45	85
Lungs	1,739	820	576
Cancer	1	2	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	51	42	83
Other	5,016	608	366

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	37	34	29
Other TB	458	175	159
Typhus & Typhoid	10	13	19
Scarlet Fever	14	36	124
Gastro-intestinal	1,968	270	53
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	323	181	108
Measles	261	405	287
Diptheria	15	30	114
Lungs	1,711	671	445
Cancer	2	0	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	67	30	89
Other	5,341	514	347

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	23	14	18
Other TB	261	135	120
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	17
Scarlet Fever	13	38	100
Gastro-intestinal	1,187	179	28
Smallpox	0	1	0
Whooping Cough	245	154	90
Measles	180	312	194
Diptheria	12	42	121
Lungs	1,208	491	235
Cancer	1	1	3
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	59	19	84
Other	3,428	306	249

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

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