Decennial Cause of Death by Age for under 5s

Data for 01 Jan 1851 to 31 Dec 1860	Age between birth & 5 in three bands
Cause of Death (Simplified)	0	1	2 to 4
Respiratory TB	18	6	10
Other TB	158	94	68
Typhus & Typhoid	7	8	42
Scarlet Fever	13	32	141
Gastro-intestinal	291	50	23
Smallpox	22	14	12
Whooping Cough	80	56	52
Measles	19	51	59
Diptheria	3	5	17
Lungs	264	110	86
Cancer	0	2	3
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	18	18	27
Other	1,086	138	173

Data for 01 Jan 1861 to 31 Dec 1870	Age between birth & 5 in three bands
Cause of Death (Simplified)	0	1	2 to 4
Respiratory TB	40	27	23
Other TB	263	138	117
Typhus & Typhoid	5	10	45
Scarlet Fever	35	92	295
Gastro-intestinal	422	81	32
Smallpox	34	5	20
Whooping Cough	158	114	78
Measles	48	88	105
Diptheria	6	13	48
Lungs	467	183	144
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	60	20	26
Other	1,514	247	273

Data for 01 Jan 1871 to 31 Dec 1880	Age between birth & 5 in three bands
Cause of Death (Simplified)	0	1	2 to 4
Respiratory TB	47	23	15
Other TB	358	174	119
Typhus & Typhoid	8	11	42
Scarlet Fever	16	41	171
Gastro-intestinal	632	102	29
Smallpox	13	3	9
Whooping Cough	245	159	133
Measles	67	107	100
Diptheria	11	22	98
Lungs	864	359	196
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	103	15	31
Other	2,309	321	286

Data for 01 Jan 1881 to 31 Dec 1890	Age between birth & 5 in three bands
Cause of Death (Simplified)	0	1	2 to 4
Respiratory TB	43	33	36
Other TB	637	279	227
Typhus & Typhoid	11	15	26
Scarlet Fever	19	52	226
Gastro-intestinal	1,026	143	36
Smallpox	19	4	8
Whooping Cough	470	322	257
Measles	169	291	275
Diptheria	28	77	311
Lungs	1,373	723	544
Cancer	3	1	3
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	151	39	75
Other	4,063	507	342

Data for 01 Jan 1891 to 31 Dec 1900	Age between birth & 5 in three bands
Cause of Death (Simplified)	0	1	2 to 4
Respiratory TB	33	24	48
Other TB	625	252	258
Typhus & Typhoid	4	6	26
Scarlet Fever	45	120	492
Gastro-intestinal	1,892	258	47
Smallpox	1	1	1
Whooping Cough	488	351	244
Measles	198	329	317
Diptheria	44	100	449
Lungs	1,851	805	519
Cancer	1	3	7
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	313	52	105
Other	6,053	644	409

Data for 01 Jan 1901 to 31 Dec 1910	Age between birth & 5 in three bands
Cause of Death (Simplified)	0	1	2 to 4
Respiratory TB	39	36	42
Other TB	513	289	286
Typhus & Typhoid	1	3	4
Scarlet Fever	37	98	450
Gastro-intestinal	1,658	221	49
Smallpox	21	8	29
Whooping Cough	443	283	199
Measles	197	353	315
Diptheria	38	142	468
Lungs	1,722	749	426
Cancer	1	1	10
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	254	49	103
Other	6,100	505	371

Date:	Source:
1851 - 1910	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

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