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	13	4	2
Other TB	45	31	18
Typhus & Typhoid	2	2	10
Scarlet Fever	3	7	29
Gastro-intestinal	48	16	6
Smallpox	5	0	1
Whooping Cough	37	16	27
Measles	7	11	16
Diptheria	1	0	4
Lungs	94	32	26
Cancer	1	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	5	4	10
Other	306	40	37

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	5	2	3
Other TB	32	19	19
Typhus & Typhoid	1	2	11
Scarlet Fever	7	12	33
Gastro-intestinal	77	16	7
Smallpox	7	2	5
Whooping Cough	27	23	11
Measles	6	13	14
Diptheria	0	3	13
Lungs	110	43	34
Cancer	0	1	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	4	4	6
Other	346	51	60

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	2	1	5
Other TB	40	15	12
Typhus & Typhoid	1	0	7
Scarlet Fever	3	5	37
Gastro-intestinal	88	16	4
Smallpox	4	4	1
Whooping Cough	36	29	13
Measles	11	9	12
Diptheria	0	3	4
Lungs	140	51	32
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	5	6	10
Other	420	60	60

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	1	1	2
Other TB	45	29	19
Typhus & Typhoid	1	1	2
Scarlet Fever	1	4	8
Gastro-intestinal	74	9	1
Smallpox	1	0	0
Whooping Cough	61	20	17
Measles	17	24	27
Diptheria	4	8	29
Lungs	136	66	58
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	15	3	5
Other	398	36	34

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	4	1	1
Other TB	29	21	6
Typhus & Typhoid	2	0	1
Scarlet Fever	0	3	6
Gastro-intestinal	107	10	7
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	47	31	17
Measles	9	31	22
Diptheria	3	8	27
Lungs	141	55	32
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	24	3	7
Other	422	41	39

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	0	1	0
Other TB	15	18	11
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	1
Scarlet Fever	2	9	38
Gastro-intestinal	56	7	2
Smallpox	1	1	1
Whooping Cough	36	24	13
Measles	6	18	12
Diptheria	2	18	77
Lungs	99	32	15
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	12	1	3
Other	414	45	21

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

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