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	197	70	71	61	35
Measles	262	681	310	146	83
Scarlatina	383	780	886	769	635
Diphtheria	74	77	47	37	41
Whooping-cough	581	448	184	72	49
Typhus	120	195	170	141	136
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	1,956	756	131	39	19
Cholera	71	29	13	13	12
Other Zymotic Diseases	251	298	204	171	93
Cancer	0	1	1	0	0
Scrofula & Tabes	1,164	970	269	90	46
Phthisis	78	63	46	20	29
Hydrocephalus	656	471	182	91	60
Diseases of Brain	5,271	624	257	149	112
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	68	61	37	27	24
Diseases of Lungs	3,087	1,424	455	207	133
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	644	131	49	26	25
Diseases of Kidneys	17	16	13	9	7
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	0	1	0	0
Diseases of Joints	6	9	5	5	8
Diseases of Skin	50	10	5	0	5
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	220	130	112	109	77
Other Causes	8,385	943	198	41	32

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	197	76	62	45	22
Measles	235	570	294	140	73
Scarlatina	312	734	869	754	602
Diphtheria	49	58	46	58	45
Whooping-cough	686	520	213	117	76
Typhus	89	201	172	159	143
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	1,719	677	133	32	20
Cholera	49	27	16	16	10
Other Zymotic Diseases	200	218	150	145	89
Cancer	0	0	0	3	3
Scrofula & Tabes	1,086	867	257	79	44
Phthisis	59	81	55	29	28
Hydrocephalus	464	361	143	62	53
Diseases of Brain	3,946	558	264	131	75
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	53	69	29	30	29
Diseases of Lungs	2,348	1,326	549	239	130
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	436	109	49	30	29
Diseases of Kidneys	4	14	14	8	2
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	2	1	0	0
Diseases of Joints	7	3	9	7	5
Diseases of Skin	54	11	4	1	4
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	164	95	83	57	38
Other Causes	6,952	973	184	59	33

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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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