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	22	10	18	10	4
Measles	94	219	108	49	39
Scarlatina	62	134	148	134	106
Diphtheria	6	7	2	5	5
Whooping-cough	185	101	38	23	13
Typhus	31	71	57	25	29
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	693	271	61	20	12
Cholera	5	5	4	4	2
Other Zymotic Diseases	58	129	110	66	45
Cancer	0	0	0	0	0
Scrofula & Tabes	83	44	15	7	3
Phthisis	24	21	12	5	6
Hydrocephalus	44	37	19	11	8
Diseases of Brain	1,113	140	61	30	18
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	5	8	9	7	6
Diseases of Lungs	908	367	99	62	32
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	80	26	3	6	2
Diseases of Kidneys	3	1	2	1	1
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	0	1	0	0
Diseases of Joints	3	2	2	0	3
Diseases of Skin	16	5	3	1	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	44	34	40	21	21
Other Causes	1,308	313	66	36	25

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	25	11	12	8	4
Measles	102	216	105	44	22
Scarlatina	42	141	156	125	88
Diphtheria	3	12	5	3	3
Whooping-cough	199	151	55	27	17
Typhus	43	61	51	44	24
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	617	281	57	19	14
Cholera	3	2	3	4	0
Other Zymotic Diseases	61	130	98	60	33
Cancer	0	1	0	0	0
Scrofula & Tabes	64	52	12	1	0
Phthisis	22	38	17	11	7
Hydrocephalus	35	27	10	3	5
Diseases of Brain	815	129	54	26	20
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	8	11	3	4	4
Diseases of Lungs	649	353	107	50	39
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	50	16	9	2	6
Diseases of Kidneys	1	3	1	0	0
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	0	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	1	2	1	1	2
Diseases of Skin	10	5	1	1	2
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	37	27	18	16	7
Other Causes	1,052	290	82	29	20

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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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