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	16	39	23
Other TB	101	111	80
Typhus & Typhoid	29	50	115
Scarlet Fever	25	61	206
Gastro-intestinal	237	69	26
Smallpox	38	34	64
Whooping Cough	76	73	80
Measles	45	106	151
Diptheria	3	1	11
Lungs	385	181	166
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	8	8	20
Other	1,167	254	206

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	35	27	26
Other TB	90	96	66
Typhus & Typhoid	10	26	92
Scarlet Fever	17	58	162
Gastro-intestinal	312	76	29
Smallpox	9	10	16
Whooping Cough	107	98	76
Measles	62	143	151
Diptheria	6	9	14
Lungs	452	219	115
Cancer	1	1	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	28	7	20
Other	1,240	221	172

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	11	18	20
Other TB	86	74	87
Typhus & Typhoid	3	10	36
Scarlet Fever	10	42	79
Gastro-intestinal	267	48	13
Smallpox	25	0	24
Whooping Cough	136	94	78
Measles	103	218	227
Diptheria	3	5	13
Lungs	372	213	108
Cancer	1	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	25	9	16
Other	1,076	232	164

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	6	5	15
Other TB	165	79	69
Typhus & Typhoid	1	1	7
Scarlet Fever	4	16	70
Gastro-intestinal	123	18	3
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	74	62	37
Measles	63	124	93
Diptheria	4	10	29
Lungs	429	236	168
Cancer	0	0	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	38	8	17
Other	1,078	223	126

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	11	19	22
Other TB	187	62	67
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	4
Scarlet Fever	2	5	18
Gastro-intestinal	190	19	3
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	91	60	30
Measles	57	78	67
Diptheria	5	16	39
Lungs	501	263	161
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	30	6	13
Other	1,304	156	109

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	4	17	14
Other TB	99	48	43
Typhus & Typhoid	0	1	1
Scarlet Fever	2	5	16
Gastro-intestinal	246	28	6
Smallpox	2	0	0
Whooping Cough	93	38	34
Measles	59	66	49
Diptheria	7	17	75
Lungs	489	213	121
Cancer	1	2	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	58	13	32
Other	1,382	113	111

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

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