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	66	31	32	19	14
Measles	117	248	136	62	42
Scarlatina	98	194	205	177	133
Diphtheria	27	32	29	28	14
Whooping-cough	274	255	129	60	28
Typhus	22	25	30	40	30
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	685	166	30	15	4
Cholera	22	9	3	3	5
Other Zymotic Diseases	96	89	44	30	27
Cancer	0	2	1	2	1
Scrofula & Tabes	231	107	74	21	17
Phthisis	51	56	35	15	18
Hydrocephalus	244	169	86	49	37
Diseases of Brain	868	187	74	55	38
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	55	11	5	4	6
Diseases of Lungs	979	623	251	90	62
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	99	20	17	6	8
Diseases of Kidneys	2	5	8	5	3
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	1	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	5	4	4	7	2
Diseases of Skin	20	7	2	0	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	194	27	11	18	5
Other Causes	1,579	323	90	33	14

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	60	30	28	18	16
Measles	91	238	154	71	48
Scarlatina	45	168	215	162	158
Diphtheria	19	32	33	25	25
Whooping-cough	294	334	187	100	52
Typhus	20	29	43	33	38
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	572	179	36	13	3
Cholera	27	3	3	2	4
Other Zymotic Diseases	95	74	58	37	22
Cancer	0	0	1	0	0
Scrofula & Tabes	207	139	60	20	13
Phthisis	52	51	40	21	21
Hydrocephalus	157	108	92	37	26
Diseases of Brain	698	175	91	39	19
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	53	16	10	8	4
Diseases of Lungs	755	566	258	118	48
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	79	17	10	11	4
Diseases of Kidneys	0	0	3	1	2
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	1	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	4	2	5	2	3
Diseases of Skin	23	4	4	0	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	195	25	10	8	7
Other Causes	1,282	263	60	30	11

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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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