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	87	42	26	18	13
Measles	102	166	77	46	25
Scarlatina	103	168	210	195	159
Diphtheria	22	32	25	34	19
Whooping-cough	225	137	55	31	15
Typhus	40	52	65	53	28
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	413	81	26	19	10
Other Zymotic Dis.	307	110	107	79	55
Cancer	3	0	1	2	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	111	65	27	18	14
Phthisis	107	76	25	20	17
Hydrocephalus	210	151	60	34	28
Diseases of Brain	3,077	212	93	55	29
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	17	11	10	5	11
Dis. of Lungs	912	348	148	56	50
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	148	28	9	16	15
Dis. of Kidneys	1	2	2	1	2
Dis. of Gener. Organs	1	0	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	1	3	0	3	4
Dis. of the Skin	30	1	1	2	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	66	38	37	54	44
Other Causes	1,967	268	49	19	13

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	75	44	34	21	19
Measles	79	155	90	55	27
Scarlatina	72	194	187	190	140
Diphtheria	24	36	42	44	28
Whooping-cough	248	155	80	36	22
Typhus	31	63	50	53	42
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	338	84	30	14	10
Other Zymotic Dis.	207	94	98	81	49
Cancer	3	0	0	1	1
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	96	51	26	16	9
Phthisis	103	83	32	27	18
Hydrocephalus	152	115	55	35	32
Diseases of Brain	2,233	203	86	65	32
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	17	7	15	4	6
Dis. of Lungs	620	329	138	80	46
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	97	30	13	20	9
Dis. of Kidneys	0	0	2	1	1
Dis. of Gener. Organs	0	1	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	8	5	1	2	3
Dis. of the Skin	26	8	1	1	2
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	68	38	24	35	21
Other Causes	1,579	280	57	25	18

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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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