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	976	460	367	298	231
Measles	1,715	3,451	1,890	906	436
Scarlatina	1,168	2,637	3,109	2,788	2,132
Diphtheria	398	464	374	327	233
Whooping-cough	4,521	3,975	1,861	890	451
Typhus	339	457	591	562	489
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	11,229	2,343	428	155	86
Cholera	666	310	187	121	111
Other Zymotic Diseases	1,530	1,296	994	709	458
Cancer	2	6	8	18	7
Scrofula & Tabes	3,603	1,787	765	313	193
Phthisis	1,080	855	506	268	213
Hydrocephalus	3,450	2,521	1,106	590	365
Diseases of Brain	13,290	3,028	1,312	800	474
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	374	138	124	95	89
Diseases of Lungs	17,285	9,085	3,358	1,482	753
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	1,990	217	169	102	97
Diseases of Kidneys	41	49	76	66	59
Diseases of Generative Organs	9	1	1	2	1
Diseases of Joints	48	31	30	34	34
Diseases of Skin	369	62	25	15	8
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	2,718	568	427	350	272
Other Causes	28,749	3,941	896	245	153

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	871	461	373	284	225
Measles	1,456	3,249	1,850	945	488
Scarlatina	934	2,331	3,015	2,591	2,109
Diphtheria	290	459	444	357	283
Whooping-cough	4,719	4,688	2,552	1,315	646
Typhus	301	473	622	549	569
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	9,720	2,331	416	146	67
Cholera	562	270	133	96	90
Other Zymotic Diseases	1,235	1,124	957	707	431
Cancer	5	2	8	10	5
Scrofula & Tabes	2,904	1,689	628	270	172
Phthisis	928	796	491	284	252
Hydrocephalus	2,434	1,812	835	485	298
Diseases of Brain	9,939	2,559	1,253	712	467
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	351	147	105	72	68
Diseases of Lungs	13,129	8,138	3,427	1,542	827
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	1,302	218	120	84	88
Diseases of Kidneys	30	37	38	37	26
Diseases of Generative Organs	4	7	5	1	1
Diseases of Joints	33	29	23	32	33
Diseases of Skin	326	56	36	14	9
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	2,556	457	329	265	171
Other Causes	23,875	3,728	812	271	135

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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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