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	140	72	55	54	27
Measles	98	193	81	37	24
Scarlatina	71	162	165	159	129
Diphtheria	23	20	19	22	9
Whooping-cough	227	162	69	42	22
Typhus	34	61	75	72	56
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	1,015	274	74	18	12
Cholera	21	8	2	1	1
Other Zymotic Diseases	62	54	37	40	32
Cancer	0	0	2	0	0
Scrofula & Tabes	157	92	35	14	5
Phthisis	45	46	26	13	10
Hydrocephalus	155	110	35	15	11
Diseases of Brain	1,328	260	99	61	39
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	18	12	15	8	6
Diseases of Lungs	1,178	582	225	104	46
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	119	34	10	9	8
Diseases of Kidneys	3	1	1	0	3
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	0	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	3	4	2	2	4
Diseases of Skin	14	4	1	0	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	71	32	26	34	35
Other Causes	1,881	232	54	20	12

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	104	102	71	44	49
Measles	83	208	105	68	30
Scarlatina	68	164	189	163	102
Diphtheria	19	32	23	16	15
Whooping-cough	204	201	97	64	19
Typhus	25	46	71	64	42
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	924	255	58	19	8
Cholera	22	3	1	2	2
Other Zymotic Diseases	66	54	52	34	19
Cancer	0	0	0	1	0
Scrofula & Tabes	134	78	42	7	9
Phthisis	62	56	17	16	15
Hydrocephalus	90	76	36	11	9
Diseases of Brain	1,087	205	88	56	42
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	15	12	5	12	7
Diseases of Lungs	905	615	219	106	67
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	95	27	10	8	3
Diseases of Kidneys	2	1	0	0	0
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	0	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	3	3	3	1	2
Diseases of Skin	9	1	1	0	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	66	32	26	24	17
Other Causes	1,469	249	67	22	11

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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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