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	10	3	6
Other TB	72	38	38
Typhus & Typhoid	6	6	17
Scarlet Fever	6	19	52
Gastro-intestinal	131	34	11
Smallpox	9	4	8
Whooping Cough	45	24	28
Measles	11	19	26
Diptheria	2	3	14
Lungs	217	78	59
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	9	7	14
Other	654	83	96

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	15	13	12
Other TB	115	67	59
Typhus & Typhoid	9	14	45
Scarlet Fever	25	41	143
Gastro-intestinal	175	36	7
Smallpox	14	3	5
Whooping Cough	76	57	42
Measles	32	68	58
Diptheria	3	8	17
Lungs	275	109	84
Cancer	0	1	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	36	13	22
Other	989	136	128

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	35	18	18
Other TB	189	88	79
Typhus & Typhoid	1	4	30
Scarlet Fever	9	24	70
Gastro-intestinal	251	40	8
Smallpox	2	0	2
Whooping Cough	141	90	69
Measles	30	52	52
Diptheria	8	10	29
Lungs	485	152	112
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	32	14	19
Other	1,187	146	170

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	35	13	13
Other TB	177	110	91
Typhus & Typhoid	1	4	7
Scarlet Fever	5	8	43
Gastro-intestinal	277	42	8
Smallpox	1	0	1
Whooping Cough	111	85	46
Measles	36	58	79
Diptheria	5	19	67
Lungs	544	226	203
Cancer	2	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	52	8	26
Other	1,805	194	160

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	25	11	17
Other TB	217	89	91
Typhus & Typhoid	1	0	1
Scarlet Fever	2	7	12
Gastro-intestinal	485	52	9
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	148	93	70
Measles	74	132	109
Diptheria	9	37	134
Lungs	637	263	185
Cancer	0	2	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	93	10	34
Other	2,230	220	108

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	20	11	11
Other TB	129	70	74
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	2
Scarlet Fever	2	6	16
Gastro-intestinal	501	75	16
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	151	108	57
Measles	69	95	73
Diptheria	8	21	87
Lungs	534	198	127
Cancer	0	3	3
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	88	23	37
Other	2,236	169	130

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

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