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	14	5	12
Other TB	100	35	33
Typhus & Typhoid	7	10	32
Scarlet Fever	22	26	97
Gastro-intestinal	109	30	24
Smallpox	13	10	15
Whooping Cough	36	27	19
Measles	8	21	16
Diptheria	2	2	6
Lungs	184	60	52
Cancer	1	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	9	6	17
Other	720	110	108

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	14	11	9
Other TB	120	51	47
Typhus & Typhoid	6	8	29
Scarlet Fever	23	46	138
Gastro-intestinal	193	51	13
Smallpox	19	5	8
Whooping Cough	77	50	36
Measles	31	51	56
Diptheria	2	4	14
Lungs	262	125	52
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	20	10	22
Other	946	153	148

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	20	12	15
Other TB	148	66	50
Typhus & Typhoid	1	3	20
Scarlet Fever	15	41	104
Gastro-intestinal	206	49	15
Smallpox	8	2	3
Whooping Cough	78	59	33
Measles	31	47	54
Diptheria	5	5	25
Lungs	355	150	71
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	24	11	25
Other	951	146	132

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	17	11	15
Other TB	180	73	43
Typhus & Typhoid	1	2	10
Scarlet Fever	6	16	36
Gastro-intestinal	208	30	13
Smallpox	61	25	63
Whooping Cough	81	43	36
Measles	30	59	63
Diptheria	7	16	75
Lungs	388	191	179
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	40	10	33
Other	1,120	176	116

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	12	5	8
Other TB	188	82	47
Typhus & Typhoid	0	2	5
Scarlet Fever	3	8	49
Gastro-intestinal	486	86	12
Smallpox	52	25	54
Whooping Cough	121	58	57
Measles	64	98	97
Diptheria	14	41	178
Lungs	522	211	162
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	63	16	30
Other	1,718	178	103

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	4	5	6
Other TB	81	40	66
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	5
Scarlet Fever	3	7	39
Gastro-intestinal	403	68	13
Smallpox	131	56	156
Whooping Cough	119	48	33
Measles	49	99	72
Diptheria	6	13	88
Lungs	449	188	115
Cancer	0	0	5
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	59	12	29
Other	1,790	154	135

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

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