Decennial Cause of Death by Age & Sex for under 5s

Data for 01 Jan 1851 to 31 Dec 1860:

Sex = Male	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	37	13	12	5	11
Measles	84	139	90	48	30
Scarlatina	61	119	140	120	137
Diphtheria	23	21	21	25	20
Whooping-cough	371	209	82	34	24
Typhus	46	80	49	57	57
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	868	201	57	31	23
Other Zymotic Dis.	408	111	92	88	57
Cancer	4	1	2	0	1
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	266	116	46	32	16
Phthisis	182	100	46	24	31
Hydrocephalus	236	193	64	45	37
Diseases of Brain	1,326	225	134	69	49
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	66	13	22	4	20
Dis. of Lungs	1,404	523	232	126	71
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	200	18	23	23	16
Dis. of Kidneys	4	1	3	2	1
Dis. of Gener. Organs	0	0	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	4	3	3	0	1
Dis. of the Skin	27	6	7	1	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	78	44	45	35	22
Other Causes	3,293	287	89	45	18

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	32	26	16	9	6
Measles	58	127	81	52	35
Scarlatina	48	97	111	118	119
Diphtheria	11	22	19	18	25
Whooping-cough	379	237	126	55	37
Typhus	45	65	61	62	58
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	663	218	61	30	15
Other Zymotic Dis.	321	114	91	75	61
Cancer	2	1	3	5	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	225	105	49	25	26
Phthisis	144	96	36	29	19
Hydrocephalus	159	117	60	32	28
Diseases of Brain	942	214	121	61	42
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	39	20	11	8	6
Dis. of Lungs	1,046	471	187	119	71
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	107	22	24	17	13
Dis. of Kidneys	3	1	1	2	0
Dis. of Gener. Organs	0	1	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	2	3	0	3	3
Dis. of the Skin	29	1	1	0	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	57	31	33	32	17
Other Causes	2,551	304	80	32	27

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Date:	Source:
1851 - 1860	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

 

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Date:	Acknowledgments:
1851 - 1860	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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