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	35	6	12	4	1
Measles	103	191	80	53	42
Scarlatina	74	159	160	185	141
Diphtheria	25	36	23	31	32
Whooping-cough	263	182	56	39	28
Typhus	17	28	28	30	18
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	689	131	25	18	10
Cholera	40	8	5	1	2
Other Zymotic Diseases	96	83	66	63	43
Cancer	0	1	0	1	0
Scrofula & Tabes	237	98	41	18	14
Phthisis	43	40	18	17	12
Hydrocephalus	213	152	71	41	31
Diseases of Brain	1,119	191	87	46	46
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	32	7	4	6	9
Diseases of Lungs	1,230	382	163	76	41
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	205	22	19	8	13
Diseases of Kidneys	4	1	4	1	2
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	0	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	1	2	3	3	3
Diseases of Skin	46	5	2	3	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	99	45	31	47	20
Other Causes	2,462	202	34	14	18

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	33	12	6	8	10
Measles	87	161	87	51	41
Scarlatina	64	143	181	177	145
Diphtheria	21	23	24	40	40
Whooping-cough	326	222	110	40	33
Typhus	19	23	37	33	27
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	510	134	23	12	6
Cholera	20	5	2	2	1
Other Zymotic Diseases	71	49	51	49	33
Cancer	0	1	2	1	0
Scrofula & Tabes	175	85	35	24	18
Phthisis	40	40	18	15	10
Hydrocephalus	155	93	48	22	20
Diseases of Brain	741	196	93	50	30
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	30	8	3	7	3
Diseases of Lungs	872	409	146	89	42
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	108	21	9	10	6
Diseases of Kidneys	2	1	4	5	2
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	0	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	0	0	3	0	1
Diseases of Skin	40	1	3	0	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	77	45	37	20	15
Other Causes	1,984	185	57	21	13

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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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