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	103	40	21	15	15
Measles	258	649	340	142	75
Scarlatina	191	480	515	489	366
Diphtheria	105	138	121	91	86
Whooping-cough	620	541	232	119	54
Typhus	63	111	100	126	89
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	2,945	771	148	49	22
Cholera	28	4	2	0	3
Other Zymotic Diseases	357	303	180	170	103
Cancer	0	0	2	0	0
Scrofula & Tabes	460	230	84	31	34
Phthisis	131	98	62	30	27
Hydrocephalus	366	321	97	68	35
Diseases of Brain	2,290	514	211	106	79
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	69	34	30	18	17
Diseases of Lungs	3,243	1,518	546	241	130
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	458	70	39	19	15
Diseases of Kidneys	10	10	19	10	18
Diseases of Generative Organs	2	0	0	0	1
Diseases of Joints	8	4	5	2	2
Diseases of Skin	68	18	6	1	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	573	160	143	134	113
Other Causes	6,906	778	173	71	32

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	85	27	20	21	18
Measles	252	563	333	179	77
Scarlatina	156	399	499	517	391
Diphtheria	76	163	119	110	93
Whooping-cough	654	660	338	155	76
Typhus	53	116	137	126	103
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	2,498	750	165	56	33
Cholera	17	11	4	4	2
Other Zymotic Diseases	273	252	182	140	87
Cancer	1	4	2	1	1
Scrofula & Tabes	452	200	77	37	10
Phthisis	88	93	60	37	34
Hydrocephalus	250	204	83	44	35
Diseases of Brain	1,673	449	216	142	70
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	53	40	18	13	15
Diseases of Lungs	2,485	1,444	579	239	162
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	296	67	31	21	18
Diseases of Kidneys	7	14	8	9	4
Diseases of Generative Organs	3	0	1	0	0
Diseases of Joints	5	4	6	3	5
Diseases of Skin	60	20	11	1	3
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	585	131	87	102	64
Other Causes	5,711	788	172	50	29

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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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