Decennial Cause of Death by Age & Sex for under 5s

Data for 01 Jan 1851 to 31 Dec 1860:

Sex = Male	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	34	17	8	12	12
Measles	22	65	32	20	8
Scarlatina	20	34	47	48	27
Diphtheria	3	4	1	1	1
Whooping-cough	106	79	41	26	10
Typhus	11	11	15	15	14
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	227	88	37	16	9
Other Zymotic Dis.	160	28	24	11	11
Cancer	0	0	0	0	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	74	47	19	7	4
Phthisis	22	23	12	14	4
Hydrocephalus	81	61	22	9	7
Diseases of Brain	355	61	23	13	5
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	5	4	2	2	2
Dis. of Lungs	340	178	79	21	14
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	56	7	3	5	4
Dis. of Kidneys	0	0	0	1	0
Dis. of Gener. Organs	0	0	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	1	1	0	0	0
Dis. of the Skin	6	1	0	0	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	39	8	7	7	1
Other Causes	362	72	24	9	3

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	23	15	18	13	8
Measles	28	58	36	16	8
Scarlatina	17	34	53	40	37
Diphtheria	7	3	6	1	4
Whooping-cough	89	95	73	24	14
Typhus	6	13	17	18	11
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	198	86	35	23	10
Other Zymotic Dis.	128	29	19	12	15
Cancer	0	0	0	1	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	53	36	16	4	3
Phthisis	20	13	15	8	6
Hydrocephalus	59	50	17	10	8
Diseases of Brain	254	52	22	17	6
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	5	1	1	4	1
Dis. of Lungs	278	160	83	42	16
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	19	8	6	3	1
Dis. of Kidneys	0	1	0	0	0
Dis. of Gener. Organs	0	1	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	1	0	0	0	1
Dis. of the Skin	4	1	0	0	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	28	6	7	2	0
Other Causes	310	77	27	3	0

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Date:	Source:
1851 - 1860	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

 

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Date:	Acknowledgments:
1851 - 1860	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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