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	55	47	29
Other TB	104	66	58
Typhus & Typhoid	10	19	62
Scarlet Fever	30	83	214
Gastro-intestinal	134	41	35
Smallpox	53	17	22
Whooping Cough	94	56	49
Measles	57	87	66
Diptheria	12	27	82
Lungs	336	142	106
Cancer	3	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	24	18	54
Other	2,346	270	233

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	29	33
Other TB	190	117	80
Typhus & Typhoid	29	42	118
Scarlet Fever	55	111	378
Gastro-intestinal	342	87	24
Smallpox	57	24	35
Whooping Cough	152	99	58
Measles	70	135	109
Diptheria	7	19	31
Lungs	753	305	184
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	58	37	61
Other	2,886	312	263

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	35	40	30
Other TB	343	186	86
Typhus & Typhoid	22	28	67
Scarlet Fever	48	126	387
Gastro-intestinal	412	122	24
Smallpox	23	8	19
Whooping Cough	181	112	59
Measles	84	144	133
Diptheria	5	12	13
Lungs	1,069	489	295
Cancer	0	1	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	56	28	76
Other	3,556	416	316

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	20	11	25
Other TB	334	169	98
Typhus & Typhoid	3	3	21
Scarlet Fever	56	90	301
Gastro-intestinal	459	110	28
Smallpox	6	0	1
Whooping Cough	193	129	90
Measles	112	184	161
Diptheria	2	6	40
Lungs	1,203	566	375
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	35	31	62
Other	3,153	340	248

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	17	23	12
Other TB	388	178	102
Typhus & Typhoid	3	0	13
Scarlet Fever	23	36	117
Gastro-intestinal	868	148	21
Smallpox	22	3	5
Whooping Cough	221	119	82
Measles	176	353	216
Diptheria	12	20	71
Lungs	1,494	608	300
Cancer	0	0	5
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	62	22	67
Other	4,244	375	226

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	18	18	21
Other TB	384	154	135
Typhus & Typhoid	0	1	7
Scarlet Fever	11	28	90
Gastro-intestinal	864	176	23
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	241	102	74
Measles	136	196	136
Diptheria	25	33	111
Lungs	1,233	503	241
Cancer	0	2	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	46	33	85
Other	4,158	339	251

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

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