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	134	68	68
Other TB	237	126	89
Typhus & Typhoid	70	91	165
Scarlet Fever	51	94	281
Gastro-intestinal	937	190	68
Smallpox	38	16	44
Whooping Cough	141	114	132
Measles	80	146	156
Diptheria	5	8	4
Lungs	538	293	208
Cancer	1	1	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	44	16	50
Other	2,566	388	264

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	95	69	38
Other TB	270	122	74
Typhus & Typhoid	35	42	105
Scarlet Fever	45	98	324
Gastro-intestinal	1,522	315	77
Smallpox	32	10	38
Whooping Cough	177	144	126
Measles	138	261	249
Diptheria	27	13	23
Lungs	801	412	275
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	65	31	56
Other	3,963	566	362

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	161	83	36
Other TB	386	197	106
Typhus & Typhoid	16	24	58
Scarlet Fever	54	152	347
Gastro-intestinal	2,206	413	79
Smallpox	56	13	44
Whooping Cough	255	188	118
Measles	137	222	218
Diptheria	16	23	32
Lungs	1,144	578	325
Cancer	1	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	106	31	69
Other	5,081	638	367

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	42	17	24
Other TB	435	197	114
Typhus & Typhoid	1	3	25
Scarlet Fever	30	81	210
Gastro-intestinal	1,957	208	18
Smallpox	1	0	0
Whooping Cough	256	179	123
Measles	143	211	163
Diptheria	6	21	41
Lungs	1,327	714	433
Cancer	0	1	3
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	173	28	74
Other	5,316	629	276

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	50	24	25
Other TB	550	180	143
Typhus & Typhoid	1	4	19
Scarlet Fever	13	46	198
Gastro-intestinal	2,539	254	29
Smallpox	2	1	6
Whooping Cough	351	226	131
Measles	191	341	272
Diptheria	36	114	401
Lungs	1,602	776	498
Cancer	1	1	14
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	243	38	93
Other	6,004	590	299

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	20	17	18
Other TB	352	160	187
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	3
Scarlet Fever	6	15	19
Gastro-intestinal	1,443	152	23
Smallpox	1	0	0
Whooping Cough	303	153	121
Measles	166	275	210
Diptheria	19	25	71
Lungs	1,222	512	265
Cancer	1	2	7
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	159	28	102
Other	4,924	383	264

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

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