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	50	22	17	12	7
Measles	127	299	108	62	36
Scarlatina	108	183	237	201	151
Diphtheria	6	8	3	5	7
Whooping-cough	266	148	39	18	4
Typhus	30	45	41	45	35
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	735	255	52	16	17
Other Zymotic Dis.	216	95	73	65	29
Cancer	0	1	0	0	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	120	73	28	13	16
Phthisis	60	53	12	11	10
Hydrocephalus	257	186	66	34	34
Diseases of Brain	3,020	306	110	59	45
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	12	7	11	12	9
Dis. of Lungs	1,032	520	148	92	49
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	151	43	14	8	10
Dis. of Kidneys	3	1	1	0	3
Dis. of Gener. Organs	1	0	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	8	6	3	0	4
Dis. of the Skin	24	4	0	0	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	49	40	32	29	23
Other Causes	1,892	376	60	23	10

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	46	35	11	15	5
Measles	121	265	116	50	37
Scarlatina	107	174	208	204	164
Diphtheria	3	3	4	10	1
Whooping-cough	275	205	65	43	23
Typhus	34	41	51	35	34
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	617	258	48	29	22
Other Zymotic Dis.	238	85	85	56	25
Cancer	1	0	0	0	1
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	98	71	24	10	6
Phthisis	54	59	31	12	8
Hydrocephalus	202	123	54	43	23
Diseases of Brain	2,202	277	101	61	40
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	12	10	8	7	4
Dis. of Lungs	744	475	162	89	41
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	107	30	7	7	8
Dis. of Kidneys	0	0	1	2	0
Dis. of Gener. Organs	2	3	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	2	2	3	1	2
Dis. of the Skin	15	2	3	0	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	30	22	29	23	21
Other Causes	1,572	396	59	28	11

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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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