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	33	27	42
Other TB	187	181	134
Typhus & Typhoid	7	23	59
Scarlet Fever	26	68	209
Gastro-intestinal	372	68	35
Smallpox	27	7	17
Whooping Cough	184	182	169
Measles	38	128	103
Diptheria	9	9	30
Lungs	530	259	196
Cancer	2	1	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	86	27	80
Other	1,435	252	247

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	35	39	54
Other TB	263	162	123
Typhus & Typhoid	5	11	57
Scarlet Fever	34	83	307
Gastro-intestinal	451	62	20
Smallpox	27	5	10
Whooping Cough	207	186	165
Measles	54	124	158
Diptheria	21	13	64
Lungs	624	346	199
Cancer	0	0	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	120	45	76
Other	1,798	313	300

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	56	37	51
Other TB	502	297	257
Typhus & Typhoid	12	15	66
Scarlet Fever	34	75	279
Gastro-intestinal	850	138	26
Smallpox	76	31	78
Whooping Cough	359	314	223
Measles	124	233	199
Diptheria	11	19	53
Lungs	1,437	728	439
Cancer	0	1	3
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	184	19	84
Other	3,357	560	395

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	46	24	28
Other TB	423	252	236
Typhus & Typhoid	5	3	10
Scarlet Fever	9	32	62
Gastro-intestinal	593	76	14
Smallpox	4	0	2
Whooping Cough	265	246	202
Measles	123	260	223
Diptheria	16	67	210
Lungs	1,046	601	392
Cancer	0	1	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	166	38	70
Other	2,609	426	270

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	19	30	28
Other TB	243	137	164
Typhus & Typhoid	1	2	8
Scarlet Fever	1	4	8
Gastro-intestinal	476	73	5
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	149	137	90
Measles	113	201	152
Diptheria	25	60	168
Lungs	860	440	237
Cancer	1	1	6
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	182	26	51
Other	2,193	260	199

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	15	21	16
Other TB	122	77	103
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	3
Scarlet Fever	0	1	3
Gastro-intestinal	393	51	3
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	82	77	41
Measles	50	95	69
Diptheria	4	11	26
Lungs	544	225	131
Cancer	0	2	5
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	81	16	37
Other	1,731	176	127

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

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