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	32	12	20	11
Measles	105	213	126	51	19
Scarlatina	65	185	184	178	129
Diphtheria	16	18	23	16	11
Whooping-cough	306	271	101	53	27
Typhus	24	38	37	39	24
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	748	143	22	8	6
Cholera	43	6	5	2	4
Other Zymotic Diseases	97	74	70	28	30
Cancer	0	0	1	3	0
Scrofula & Tabes	220	86	28	17	10
Phthisis	55	50	30	11	12
Hydrocephalus	160	108	59	33	22
Diseases of Brain	894	178	69	50	27
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	10	3	8	2	3
Diseases of Lungs	1,032	516	184	62	35
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	121	15	6	7	9
Diseases of Kidneys	3	4	5	3	3
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	0	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	1	4	0	3	3
Diseases of Skin	21	8	2	0	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	95	20	14	12	3
Other Causes	1,819	241	33	8	6

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	48	25	17	12	12
Measles	100	200	139	52	34
Scarlatina	49	155	185	161	123
Diphtheria	15	30	27	28	12
Whooping-cough	303	322	168	83	45
Typhus	23	25	32	37	38
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	616	144	21	13	5
Cholera	47	14	1	5	2
Other Zymotic Diseases	68	83	59	44	26
Cancer	0	0	0	0	1
Scrofula & Tabes	187	90	27	13	6
Phthisis	43	50	28	13	12
Hydrocephalus	126	96	39	22	19
Diseases of Brain	656	151	73	33	31
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	13	4	1	6	2
Diseases of Lungs	820	459	179	100	53
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	89	15	9	7	3
Diseases of Kidneys	5	1	1	2	0
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	0	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	2	1	1	1	1
Diseases of Skin	18	3	1	2	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	108	8	11	9	7
Other Causes	1,511	207	43	9	5

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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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