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	37	12	23
Other TB	91	39	34
Typhus & Typhoid	12	22	32
Scarlet Fever	25	47	133
Gastro-intestinal	64	19	10
Smallpox	45	31	41
Whooping Cough	40	34	26
Measles	19	39	40
Diptheria	2	3	10
Lungs	214	94	78
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	12	18	49
Other	1,335	171	139

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	11	11	9
Other TB	114	67	45
Typhus & Typhoid	5	13	31
Scarlet Fever	19	59	174
Gastro-intestinal	128	36	27
Smallpox	5	0	6
Whooping Cough	59	34	32
Measles	37	50	50
Diptheria	9	12	31
Lungs	343	145	79
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	18	16	49
Other	1,348	163	160

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	6	8	8
Other TB	159	55	54
Typhus & Typhoid	4	6	14
Scarlet Fever	17	70	177
Gastro-intestinal	216	47	25
Smallpox	3	0	1
Whooping Cough	102	52	27
Measles	51	79	68
Diptheria	6	4	25
Lungs	400	165	73
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	8	19	53
Other	1,458	163	142

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	4	6	10
Other TB	131	78	44
Typhus & Typhoid	0	1	1
Scarlet Fever	7	20	73
Gastro-intestinal	162	23	13
Smallpox	1	0	0
Whooping Cough	92	49	31
Measles	43	84	78
Diptheria	1	2	18
Lungs	467	204	134
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	14	14	40
Other	1,415	160	97

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	13	5	11
Other TB	153	53	35
Typhus & Typhoid	1	0	3
Scarlet Fever	9	33	76
Gastro-intestinal	260	41	15
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	125	87	44
Measles	48	83	61
Diptheria	4	4	25
Lungs	592	240	117
Cancer	0	1	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	35	12	31
Other	1,842	188	129

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	8	4
Other TB	103	40	41
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	2
Scarlet Fever	3	5	21
Gastro-intestinal	214	39	13
Smallpox	1	0	0
Whooping Cough	90	27	19
Measles	43	70	34
Diptheria	2	9	46
Lungs	333	124	75
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	23	14	33
Other	1,148	113	90

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

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