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	27	21	25
Other TB	75	56	58
Typhus & Typhoid	29	31	95
Scarlet Fever	29	53	189
Gastro-intestinal	175	34	14
Smallpox	34	18	29
Whooping Cough	103	75	65
Measles	30	63	58
Diptheria	8	5	9
Lungs	262	128	109
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	20	19	46
Other	1,803	299	228

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	10	15	16
Other TB	88	75	76
Typhus & Typhoid	25	28	61
Scarlet Fever	29	83	249
Gastro-intestinal	291	63	39
Smallpox	34	11	16
Whooping Cough	98	82	71
Measles	53	71	64
Diptheria	20	23	49
Lungs	386	175	148
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	25	26	57
Other	1,960	397	292

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	18	16	17
Other TB	94	86	72
Typhus & Typhoid	8	12	29
Scarlet Fever	27	78	232
Gastro-intestinal	387	70	19
Smallpox	11	2	10
Whooping Cough	127	95	59
Measles	46	82	47
Diptheria	9	9	38
Lungs	517	233	153
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	35	21	57
Other	1,885	289	236

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	23	12	10
Other TB	88	56	88
Typhus & Typhoid	2	3	15
Scarlet Fever	3	21	56
Gastro-intestinal	210	24	10
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	122	85	70
Measles	69	118	102
Diptheria	3	13	26
Lungs	469	210	145
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	46	19	30
Other	1,731	224	191

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	18	10	13
Other TB	113	76	68
Typhus & Typhoid	0	1	5
Scarlet Fever	5	16	56
Gastro-intestinal	238	24	5
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	124	86	49
Measles	34	67	49
Diptheria	14	32	89
Lungs	614	254	135
Cancer	1	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	53	24	47
Other	1,927	205	138

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	8	4	8
Other TB	100	49	71
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	0
Scarlet Fever	1	7	34
Gastro-intestinal	171	27	5
Smallpox	1	0	0
Whooping Cough	76	62	43
Measles	40	75	69
Diptheria	3	9	47
Lungs	329	136	79
Cancer	3	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	34	22	29
Other	1,278	121	105

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

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