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	45	23	21	18	9
Measles	44	121	64	19	21
Scarlatina	45	95	117	113	87
Diphtheria	8	8	8	4	2
Whooping-cough	223	210	90	45	16
Typhus	16	25	36	37	33
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	455	120	28	12	17
Other Zymotic Dis.	245	51	52	23	19
Cancer	5	1	1	1	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	173	98	41	16	10
Phthisis	60	53	17	17	15
Hydrocephalus	152	127	50	23	10
Diseases of Brain	581	101	62	35	16
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	27	10	9	8	11
Dis. of Lungs	779	435	160	63	27
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	83	18	8	5	7
Dis. of Kidneys	2	1	1	2	2
Dis. of Gener. Organs	1	0	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	1	0	1	1	0
Dis. of the Skin	13	4	0	1	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	74	17	6	14	9
Other Causes	926	154	42	19	9

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	43	24	23	21	8
Measles	41	121	68	38	19
Scarlatina	34	97	105	98	80
Diphtheria	9	12	6	5	3
Whooping-cough	209	219	138	74	27
Typhus	20	21	28	29	37
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	376	117	21	8	4
Other Zymotic Dis.	208	45	49	36	20
Cancer	0	0	2	0	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	117	80	36	10	9
Phthisis	70	38	30	15	15
Hydrocephalus	114	80	42	20	7
Diseases of Brain	384	115	60	32	18
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	29	7	6	9	4
Dis. of Lungs	540	373	163	77	34
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	64	10	7	4	6
Dis. of Kidneys	0	0	0	2	0
Dis. of Gener. Organs	0	0	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	2	2	1	0	1
Dis. of the Skin	10	1	2	0	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	66	10	4	3	4
Other Causes	727	145	43	18	3

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

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