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	225	125	59	65	55
Measles	494	964	467	233	125
Scarlatina	307	739	777	684	588
Diphtheria	78	138	82	98	64
Whooping-cough	838	496	221	102	54
Typhus	175	255	249	232	167
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	3,475	982	232	67	38
Cholera	25	19	0	4	3
Other Zymotic Diseases	371	394	331	273	156
Cancer	0	1	2	3	1
Scrofula & Tabes	789	450	143	62	37
Phthisis	307	223	96	57	39
Hydrocephalus	586	391	133	75	42
Diseases of Brain	6,495	957	352	219	123
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	83	70	51	34	35
Diseases of Lungs	5,288	2,432	811	366	186
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	771	165	76	32	35
Diseases of Kidneys	14	20	14	16	9
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	2	0	1	0
Diseases of Joints	7	4	1	10	4
Diseases of Skin	93	21	5	1	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	187	188	229	216	166
Other Causes	10,881	1,357	297	78	57

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	223	115	98	78	58
Measles	411	873	500	283	140
Scarlatina	273	683	826	696	543
Diphtheria	65	106	107	87	71
Whooping-cough	873	682	329	145	74
Typhus	140	272	262	217	204
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	2,740	1,067	215	75	32
Cholera	27	14	6	0	1
Other Zymotic Diseases	286	385	301	233	166
Cancer	0	2	2	4	0
Scrofula & Tabes	640	412	128	45	26
Phthisis	254	206	106	56	49
Hydrocephalus	363	221	104	68	50
Diseases of Brain	4,904	907	428	202	124
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	82	70	38	27	25
Diseases of Lungs	3,831	2,286	876	405	207
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	474	126	52	35	25
Diseases of Kidneys	10	22	16	4	8
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	2	1	0	0
Diseases of Joints	9	10	6	5	5
Diseases of Skin	75	23	11	4	3
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	151	140	119	145	88
Other Causes	8,879	1,425	347	97	63

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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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