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	863	440	352	331	215
Measles	1,213	2,589	1,458	799	427
Scarlatina	894	1,825	2,223	1,970	1,539
Diphtheria	158	165	138	117	73
Whooping-cough	3,528	3,326	1,624	881	409
Typhus	344	459	526	515	435
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	8,578	2,321	769	397	290
Other Zymotic Dis.	4,592	1,041	799	593	354
Cancer	18	7	8	11	10
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	2,437	1,528	720	338	190
Phthisis	817	691	452	285	191
Hydrocephalus	3,219	2,660	1,120	555	357
Diseases of Brain	10,752	2,217	1,107	670	422
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	383	162	114	95	87
Dis. of Lungs	13,974	7,311	2,843	1,368	668
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	1,838	249	168	109	104
Dis. of Kidneys	31	28	27	37	20
Dis. of Gener. Organs	8	3	1	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	19	21	20	14	22
Dis. of the Skin	284	38	11	14	5
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	1,606	432	369	299	242
Other Causes	18,412	3,042	756	268	139

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	731	451	349	310	218
Measles	1,022	2,440	1,559	793	434
Scarlatina	637	1,685	1,934	1,888	1,410
Diphtheria	113	149	129	126	121
Whooping-cough	3,722	3,961	2,217	1,211	631
Typhus	300	469	525	570	497
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	7,270	2,311	670	357	239
Other Zymotic Dis.	4,008	916	779	553	381
Cancer	14	15	18	16	8
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	1,980	1,392	602	295	173
Phthisis	719	675	461	281	259
Hydrocephalus	2,309	1,968	898	494	317
Diseases of Brain	7,928	2,014	955	583	355
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	354	120	89	90	83
Dis. of Lungs	10,617	6,726	2,995	1,364	664
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	1,175	233	156	98	88
Dis. of Kidneys	21	12	11	19	15
Dis. of Gener. Organs	6	9	3	1	0
Dis. of the Joints	24	20	13	14	26
Dis. of the Skin	263	42	24	11	6
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	1,419	318	265	248	165
Other Causes	15,169	2,928	708	238	123

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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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