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	593	228	168	176	112
Measles	894	1,754	714	344	194
Scarlatina	669	1,408	1,549	1,466	1,222
Diphtheria	173	201	157	168	104
Whooping-cough	1,826	1,089	435	208	92
Typhus	269	386	443	382	319
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	6,657	1,819	346	95	50
Cholera	194	68	20	12	8
Other Zymotic Diseases	772	650	565	440	311
Cancer	3	0	4	4	3
Scrofula & Tabes	1,462	899	272	108	91
Phthisis	336	351	157	85	92
Hydrocephalus	1,733	1,253	462	237	208
Diseases of Brain	17,329	2,542	894	494	374
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	321	110	92	64	60
Diseases of Lungs	9,472	4,443	1,445	680	369
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	1,356	243	124	76	61
Diseases of Kidneys	39	36	30	26	22
Diseases of Generative Organs	4	0	0	0	2
Diseases of Joints	33	34	26	18	16
Diseases of Skin	189	38	13	6	4
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	440	316	286	275	232
Other Causes	18,952	2,692	443	156	96

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	475	291	212	168	143
Measles	754	1,653	780	408	225
Scarlatina	546	1,266	1,491	1,379	1,153
Diphtheria	147	184	190	177	159
Whooping-cough	2,057	1,502	627	297	136
Typhus	200	403	462	382	392
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	5,720	1,851	303	97	44
Cholera	166	67	16	7	14
Other Zymotic Diseases	675	614	533	433	293
Cancer	0	5	1	4	2
Scrofula & Tabes	1,127	829	256	145	77
Phthisis	304	302	173	108	88
Hydrocephalus	1,142	936	403	232	164
Diseases of Brain	12,987	2,123	857	520	306
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	278	117	62	66	48
Diseases of Lungs	7,094	4,224	1,414	676	453
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	920	233	106	77	59
Diseases of Kidneys	20	34	23	14	16
Diseases of Generative Organs	1	2	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	29	23	19	16	14
Diseases of Skin	141	24	6	7	5
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	394	260	214	163	126
Other Causes	15,122	2,432	512	169	84

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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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