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	234	99	79	50	55
Measles	249	470	274	150	82
Scarlatina	139	309	380	351	250
Diphtheria	25	43	28	23	26
Whooping-cough	534	382	181	83	52
Typhus	117	150	155	139	104
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	2,694	687	160	51	29
Other Zymotic Dis.	658	198	144	132	79
Cancer	1	0	1	0	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	451	234	85	45	19
Phthisis	206	132	65	34	20
Hydrocephalus	429	325	127	75	53
Diseases of Brain	2,264	364	206	106	78
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	73	29	22	19	14
Dis. of Lungs	3,022	1,340	487	233	122
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	531	76	38	25	19
Dis. of Kidneys	6	6	7	6	11
Dis. of Gener. Organs	1	0	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	6	4	8	3	6
Dis. of the Skin	56	8	5	0	3
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	389	102	120	102	60
Other Causes	5,979	680	166	59	31

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	197	115	83	65	49
Measles	170	447	285	157	70
Scarlatina	112	321	342	341	259
Diphtheria	27	39	42	34	26
Whooping-cough	524	464	239	137	84
Typhus	100	158	154	144	127
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	2,138	755	195	52	29
Other Zymotic Dis.	552	173	141	98	80
Cancer	5	2	1	1	1
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	363	189	79	35	26
Phthisis	197	128	42	42	34
Hydrocephalus	277	221	118	67	39
Diseases of Brain	1,544	394	209	106	76
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	47	31	19	14	17
Dis. of Lungs	2,255	1,291	527	267	146
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	332	92	39	41	27
Dis. of Kidneys	2	6	6	5	5
Dis. of Gener. Organs	1	3	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	3	4	1	1	5
Dis. of the Skin	50	8	3	1	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	322	76	76	70	63
Other Causes	4,827	623	184	80	43

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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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