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	15	18
Other TB	89	29	30
Typhus & Typhoid	3	5	16
Scarlet Fever	8	13	60
Gastro-intestinal	45	8	6
Smallpox	4	0	0
Whooping Cough	23	22	15
Measles	7	15	17
Diptheria	0	1	8
Lungs	128	59	34
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	6	3	14
Other	617	65	74

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	18	14	11
Other TB	58	44	26
Typhus & Typhoid	4	6	23
Scarlet Fever	6	22	53
Gastro-intestinal	107	13	3
Smallpox	2	0	0
Whooping Cough	23	14	10
Measles	20	24	36
Diptheria	1	3	6
Lungs	141	82	30
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	7	1	12
Other	650	82	69

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	15	10	12
Other TB	55	33	14
Typhus & Typhoid	3	4	11
Scarlet Fever	5	24	101
Gastro-intestinal	138	30	10
Smallpox	2	0	0
Whooping Cough	34	20	12
Measles	14	22	18
Diptheria	1	5	13
Lungs	219	99	55
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	6	1	15
Other	768	117	106

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	11	5	2
Other TB	48	18	21
Typhus & Typhoid	0	1	4
Scarlet Fever	7	15	45
Gastro-intestinal	109	17	5
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	36	27	12
Measles	14	29	30
Diptheria	0	1	8
Lungs	226	133	68
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	6	5	6
Other	899	115	73

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	3	2	1
Other TB	20	11	9
Typhus & Typhoid	0	3	0
Scarlet Fever	4	5	20
Gastro-intestinal	69	7	2
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	39	20	17
Measles	17	44	29
Diptheria	1	3	11
Lungs	190	71	43
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	11	5	28
Other	632	61	35

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	2	1	1
Other TB	5	10	15
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	0
Scarlet Fever	0	1	7
Gastro-intestinal	20	6	1
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	17	9	7
Measles	2	9	9
Diptheria	0	3	18
Lungs	71	37	16
Cancer	1	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	9	3	5
Other	346	30	28

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

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