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	515	204	205	122	113
Measles	1,896	3,647	1,749	911	485
Scarlatina	1,225	2,791	3,067	2,962	2,401
Diphtheria	289	432	266	239	185
Whooping-cough	3,578	2,649	1,164	577	345
Typhus	543	770	675	616	547
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	13,708	4,447	770	282	138
Cholera	357	132	91	56	51
Other Zymotic Diseases	1,347	1,804	1,272	926	635
Cancer	1	2	8	4	4
Scrofula & Tabes	2,597	1,495	523	240	146
Phthisis	755	658	359	240	190
Hydrocephalus	2,692	1,902	777	441	303
Diseases of Brain	20,809	3,308	1,400	763	536
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	280	197	133	123	126
Diseases of Lungs	17,063	8,053	2,774	1,369	843
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	2,209	402	170	101	100
Diseases of Kidneys	51	66	60	79	69
Diseases of Generative Organs	5	0	2	0	0
Diseases of Joints	44	41	37	33	34
Diseases of Skin	273	68	26	9	12
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	1,325	661	620	473	397
Other Causes	30,623	4,954	1,122	393	242

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	494	233	196	154	107
Measles	1,713	3,546	1,875	929	463
Scarlatina	1,049	2,675	3,019	2,764	2,253
Diphtheria	253	419	326	263	246
Whooping-cough	3,938	3,590	1,650	951	502
Typhus	518	718	738	706	604
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	11,874	4,365	817	269	115
Cholera	307	130	60	55	64
Other Zymotic Diseases	1,184	1,542	1,270	951	584
Cancer	0	2	3	4	11
Scrofula & Tabes	2,053	1,364	496	214	147
Phthisis	614	615	322	220	190
Hydrocephalus	1,819	1,440	614	335	267
Diseases of Brain	15,433	3,055	1,368	801	544
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	244	188	113	110	104
Diseases of Lungs	12,976	7,487	2,762	1,478	843
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	1,551	373	164	122	95
Diseases of Kidneys	33	41	41	43	30
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	6	3	0	0
Diseases of Joints	36	35	23	31	27
Diseases of Skin	231	66	28	10	12
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	1,220	521	454	313	263
Other Causes	24,952	4,871	1,182	469	292

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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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