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	25	35
Other TB	521	438	328
Typhus & Typhoid	19	37	145
Scarlet Fever	83	191	480
Gastro-intestinal	729	260	195
Smallpox	110	43	115
Whooping Cough	264	234	211
Measles	101	193	206
Diptheria	4	3	5
Lungs	873	501	392
Cancer	1	2	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	75	37	77
Other	3,987	685	579

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	43	25	63
Other TB	862	553	372
Typhus & Typhoid	37	58	162
Scarlet Fever	157	342	946
Gastro-intestinal	973	315	90
Smallpox	82	44	70
Whooping Cough	339	307	274
Measles	106	232	225
Diptheria	26	29	51
Lungs	1,143	597	453
Cancer	0	1	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	77	46	95
Other	5,182	883	625

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	41	36	44
Other TB	706	465	369
Typhus & Typhoid	17	31	102
Scarlet Fever	109	237	840
Gastro-intestinal	1,192	369	96
Smallpox	119	32	137
Whooping Cough	337	249	213
Measles	95	160	158
Diptheria	11	20	56
Lungs	1,456	761	455
Cancer	0	1	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	236	49	85
Other	5,596	827	636

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	34	39	60
Other TB	557	370	313
Typhus & Typhoid	4	10	27
Scarlet Fever	51	100	293
Gastro-intestinal	1,013	287	76
Smallpox	15	6	8
Whooping Cough	367	274	204
Measles	228	421	348
Diptheria	14	34	102
Lungs	1,538	946	613
Cancer	2	0	4
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	224	42	102
Other	6,057	860	569

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	46	59	84
Other TB	548	330	372
Typhus & Typhoid	3	3	14
Scarlet Fever	10	20	104
Gastro-intestinal	1,143	251	43
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	479	327	244
Measles	277	513	437
Diptheria	36	54	149
Lungs	2,116	1,001	631
Cancer	3	2	10
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	412	52	149
Other	7,459	977	547

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	32	63	87
Other TB	329	343	375
Typhus & Typhoid	1	2	3
Scarlet Fever	11	23	60
Gastro-intestinal	952	269	76
Smallpox	0	0	1
Whooping Cough	440	284	213
Measles	197	371	235
Diptheria	31	59	117
Lungs	2,020	1,004	557
Cancer	2	4	9
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	248	55	200
Other	6,645	864	544

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

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