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	24	17	18
Other TB	55	39	40
Typhus & Typhoid	10	10	28
Scarlet Fever	19	53	165
Gastro-intestinal	187	78	21
Smallpox	22	7	21
Whooping Cough	45	35	14
Measles	24	43	55
Diptheria	2	0	6
Lungs	222	108	86
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	10	16	32
Other	1,229	199	180

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	33	21	20
Other TB	91	47	53
Typhus & Typhoid	35	24	46
Scarlet Fever	22	55	185
Gastro-intestinal	317	75	18
Smallpox	9	2	3
Whooping Cough	67	48	33
Measles	41	78	61
Diptheria	8	7	23
Lungs	367	160	128
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	13	14	43
Other	1,377	234	200

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	33	31	29
Other TB	137	76	63
Typhus & Typhoid	12	20	46
Scarlet Fever	32	85	316
Gastro-intestinal	390	85	27
Smallpox	19	1	8
Whooping Cough	109	72	54
Measles	59	99	81
Diptheria	4	8	24
Lungs	732	346	178
Cancer	0	1	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	27	28	33
Other	1,594	270	232

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	38	25	24
Other TB	238	111	93
Typhus & Typhoid	1	0	15
Scarlet Fever	13	35	120
Gastro-intestinal	370	84	20
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	87	80	56
Measles	86	157	95
Diptheria	7	18	69
Lungs	715	386	234
Cancer	1	0	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	52	23	25
Other	1,894	273	186

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	10	10	18
Other TB	314	160	100
Typhus & Typhoid	0	1	11
Scarlet Fever	5	22	72
Gastro-intestinal	625	96	27
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	172	134	82
Measles	93	180	118
Diptheria	5	25	86
Lungs	775	354	188
Cancer	0	1	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	63	18	42
Other	2,299	313	179

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	14	17	19
Other TB	217	107	97
Typhus & Typhoid	1	0	1
Scarlet Fever	2	11	52
Gastro-intestinal	441	76	17
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	150	96	65
Measles	90	145	73
Diptheria	9	30	92
Lungs	686	288	132
Cancer	1	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	56	13	39
Other	2,281	260	165

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

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