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	5,448	2,826	2,098	1,631	1,254
Measles	7,616	14,109	7,711	4,201	2,394
Scarlatina	6,281	12,071	13,642	12,657	9,964
Diphtheria	1,068	1,217	1,067	1,072	985
Whooping-cough	18,489	12,554	5,572	2,922	1,549
Typhus	3,193	3,888	3,922	3,573	3,099
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	50,259	14,109	3,883	1,814	1,127
Other Zymotic Dis.	22,081	7,927	6,426	5,111	3,425
Cancer	86	45	56	46	35
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	13,024	7,402	3,186	1,551	990
Phthisis	7,009	4,813	2,439	1,406	1,149
Hydrocephalus	15,440	11,852	4,960	2,676	1,967
Diseases of Brain	124,464	15,749	7,001	4,064	2,764
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	2,312	1,074	776	640	582
Dis. of Lungs	81,646	36,486	13,776	7,036	4,039
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	13,069	2,266	1,278	831	744
Dis. of Kidneys	211	154	156	163	149
Dis. of Gener. Organs	44	13	4	1	0
Dis. of the Joints	176	144	137	120	131
Dis. of the Skin	1,573	296	113	41	48
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	6,061	3,335	3,498	2,915	2,538
Other Causes	177,492	23,173	5,597	2,131	1,303

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	4,919	2,855	2,114	1,702	1,254
Measles	6,349	13,583	7,853	4,385	2,439
Scarlatina	4,968	11,393	13,022	12,193	9,661
Diphtheria	783	1,111	1,124	1,236	1,163
Whooping-cough	19,805	15,880	7,993	4,309	2,410
Typhus	2,638	3,832	4,098	3,927	3,531
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	41,137	14,113	3,740	1,617	1,055
Other Zymotic Dis.	18,982	7,149	6,189	4,691	3,355
Cancer	92	47	68	51	33
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	10,487	6,746	2,826	1,344	918
Phthisis	6,140	4,625	2,528	1,504	1,327
Hydrocephalus	10,606	8,533	3,920	2,436	1,710
Diseases of Brain	91,698	14,397	6,664	3,914	2,620
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	1,969	921	634	494	468
Dis. of Lungs	60,295	33,762	14,044	7,356	4,100
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	8,677	2,135	1,230	876	715
Dis. of Kidneys	121	111	82	91	76
Dis. of Gener. Organs	26	33	16	6	1
Dis. of the Joints	190	138	110	110	112
Dis. of the Skin	1,426	312	140	73	37
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	5,319	2,531	2,429	2,189	1,854
Other Causes	142,639	22,666	5,618	2,221	1,386

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Date:	Source:
1851 - 1860	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

 

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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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