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

Data for 01 Jan 1861 to 31 Dec 1870:

Sex = Male	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	65	26	18	6	13
Measles	129	223	92	63	25
Scarlatina	82	180	215	190	165
Diphtheria	23	31	27	33	19
Whooping-cough	256	187	55	31	15
Typhus	48	59	61	63	57
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	682	129	34	12	7
Cholera	14	5	1	3	2
Other Zymotic Diseases	114	111	84	60	54
Cancer	0	0	0	0	0
Scrofula & Tabes	216	97	33	17	10
Phthisis	74	57	22	12	16
Hydrocephalus	171	159	48	34	21
Diseases of Brain	3,103	324	128	65	46
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	35	12	8	10	10
Diseases of Lungs	1,321	505	184	97	51
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	194	33	22	13	13
Diseases of Kidneys	8	4	3	8	3
Diseases of Generative Organs	3	0	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	9	3	1	3	1
Diseases of Skin	33	6	0	1	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	92	68	48	39	39
Other Causes	2,587	316	66	27	18

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	65	28	16	24	9
Measles	99	203	88	57	39
Scarlatina	74	186	199	185	141
Diphtheria	20	30	30	39	22
Whooping-cough	269	198	75	45	17
Typhus	37	59	70	47	51
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	566	130	23	9	2
Cholera	9	2	3	0	0
Other Zymotic Diseases	87	83	84	57	37
Cancer	0	0	1	0	0
Scrofula & Tabes	183	71	32	11	7
Phthisis	91	49	29	19	19
Hydrocephalus	111	93	43	26	20
Diseases of Brain	2,199	280	120	66	48
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	16	9	6	9	7
Diseases of Lungs	1,012	480	163	103	49
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	112	25	20	13	15
Diseases of Kidneys	1	1	3	1	2
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	0	1	0	0
Diseases of Joints	6	2	1	1	2
Diseases of Skin	20	4	3	3	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	86	38	33	36	20
Other Causes	2,142	297	63	42	17

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Date:	Source:
1861 - 1870	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

 

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Date:	Acknowledgments:
1861 - 1870	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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