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	110	50	37	28	24
Measles	260	498	258	143	78
Scarlatina	137	310	316	336	250
Diphtheria	40	58	34	28	14
Whooping-cough	491	445	219	113	74
Typhus	63	99	92	81	89
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	1,570	741	160	67	20
Cholera	70	45	47	26	21
Other Zymotic Diseases	138	186	144	86	46
Cancer	0	0	0	2	0
Scrofula & Tabes	223	200	77	44	30
Phthisis	62	76	57	30	26
Hydrocephalus	358	259	119	57	42
Diseases of Brain	1,895	397	175	88	57
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	18	25	19	23	17
Diseases of Lungs	2,039	1,185	473	201	140
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	201	34	14	12	12
Diseases of Kidneys	7	6	7	13	9
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	0	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	8	4	5	5	9
Diseases of Skin	15	11	3	1	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	557	90	83	72	51
Other Causes	3,901	808	276	110	67

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	85	59	46	34	23
Measles	233	478	269	146	81
Scarlatina	112	286	297	303	218
Diphtheria	27	52	31	26	15
Whooping-cough	585	599	315	182	101
Typhus	81	93	99	90	104
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	1,451	741	158	60	21
Cholera	68	39	33	28	31
Other Zymotic Diseases	133	173	123	82	47
Cancer	0	0	1	1	2
Scrofula & Tabes	195	181	87	45	40
Phthisis	44	80	51	37	27
Hydrocephalus	244	193	94	44	25
Diseases of Brain	1,464	365	169	107	70
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	10	25	19	21	18
Diseases of Lungs	1,680	1,118	471	232	128
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	125	35	10	13	12
Diseases of Kidneys	3	4	5	6	0
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	1	1	0	0
Diseases of Joints	4	5	5	9	5
Diseases of Skin	23	8	3	3	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	525	78	78	55	54
Other Causes	3,234	879	299	122	86

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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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