Decennial Cause of Death by Age for under 5s

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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 435 Show data context 207 Show data context 185 Show data context
Other TB 846 Show data context 401 Show data context 362 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 67 Show data context 55 Show data context 260 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 85 Show data context 134 Show data context 587 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,047 Show data context 201 Show data context 138 Show data context
Smallpox 63 Show data context 24 Show data context 60 Show data context
Whooping Cough 643 Show data context 375 Show data context 273 Show data context
Measles 127 Show data context 177 Show data context 239 Show data context
Diptheria 16 Show data context 23 Show data context 92 Show data context
Lungs 2,306 Show data context 918 Show data context 639 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 147 Show data context 56 Show data context 241 Show data context
Other 9,894 Show data context 1,193 Show data context 1,112 Show data context
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 222 Show data context 146 Show data context 124 Show data context
Other TB 801 Show data context 454 Show data context 366 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 42 Show data context 49 Show data context 187 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 106 Show data context 190 Show data context 787 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,118 Show data context 213 Show data context 109 Show data context
Smallpox 52 Show data context 8 Show data context 22 Show data context
Whooping Cough 649 Show data context 367 Show data context 253 Show data context
Measles 151 Show data context 251 Show data context 264 Show data context
Diptheria 46 Show data context 59 Show data context 241 Show data context
Lungs 2,114 Show data context 889 Show data context 564 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 134 Show data context 78 Show data context 174 Show data context
Other 9,110 Show data context 1,275 Show data context 1,013 Show data context
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 149 Show data context 112 Show data context 87 Show data context
Other TB 824 Show data context 390 Show data context 315 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 20 Show data context 35 Show data context 89 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 53 Show data context 137 Show data context 447 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,316 Show data context 256 Show data context 96 Show data context
Smallpox 29 Show data context 9 Show data context 18 Show data context
Whooping Cough 698 Show data context 441 Show data context 235 Show data context
Measles 118 Show data context 147 Show data context 166 Show data context
Diptheria 18 Show data context 15 Show data context 109 Show data context
Lungs 2,445 Show data context 935 Show data context 546 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 133 Show data context 65 Show data context 167 Show data context
Other 8,229 Show data context 1,111 Show data context 809 Show data context
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 93 Show data context 78 Show data context 83 Show data context
Other TB 857 Show data context 444 Show data context 287 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 27 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 17 Show data context 43 Show data context 147 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 822 Show data context 173 Show data context 75 Show data context
Smallpox 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 716 Show data context 431 Show data context 260 Show data context
Measles 131 Show data context 258 Show data context 262 Show data context
Diptheria 13 Show data context 41 Show data context 173 Show data context
Lungs 2,192 Show data context 1,103 Show data context 835 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 172 Show data context 56 Show data context 152 Show data context
Other 7,715 Show data context 997 Show data context 576 Show data context
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 41 Show data context 48 Show data context 48 Show data context
Other TB 475 Show data context 251 Show data context 224 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 13 Show data context 30 Show data context 68 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,020 Show data context 144 Show data context 39 Show data context
Smallpox 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 610 Show data context 317 Show data context 196 Show data context
Measles 151 Show data context 247 Show data context 205 Show data context
Diptheria 25 Show data context 68 Show data context 307 Show data context
Lungs 2,039 Show data context 951 Show data context 534 Show data context
Cancer 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 11 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 196 Show data context 58 Show data context 128 Show data context
Other 7,390 Show data context 720 Show data context 468 Show data context
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 26 Show data context 18 Show data context 37 Show data context
Other TB 252 Show data context 157 Show data context 182 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 2 Show data context 9 Show data context 29 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 513 Show data context 97 Show data context 28 Show data context
Smallpox 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 468 Show data context 221 Show data context 116 Show data context
Measles 124 Show data context 173 Show data context 184 Show data context
Diptheria 11 Show data context 20 Show data context 148 Show data context
Lungs 1,362 Show data context 568 Show data context 316 Show data context
Cancer 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 151 Show data context 37 Show data context 102 Show data context
Other 6,359 Show data context 513 Show data context 376 Show data context
Date: Source:
1851 - 1910 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

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The Registrar General's Decennial Supplements provided extremely detailed information on causes of death between 1851-60 and 1901-10, but unfortunately used five different classifications of cause of death to cover those six decades. Graham Mooney, of Johns Hopkins University, has therefore defined a simplified cause of death classification to which we have converted the original data. Inevitably, many causes have had to be grouped into an enlarged 'other' category, but we are still able to consistently...


identify the main epidemic diseases. This nCube presents the more detailed information for children under 5, although in order to include all decades we have had to ignore gender and combine ages 2 to 4 into a single category.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Suffolk RegC through time | Life & Death Statistics | Decennial Cause of Death by Age for under 5s, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10097459/cube/CoD_grouped_U5

Date accessed: 27th April 2024