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	7	4	8
Other TB	78	56	47
Typhus & Typhoid	5	15	45
Scarlet Fever	21	48	130
Gastro-intestinal	89	29	26
Smallpox	24	15	18
Whooping Cough	66	25	26
Measles	26	48	46
Diptheria	5	11	16
Lungs	141	62	74
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	9	9	33
Other	1,359	234	146

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	6	10	18
Other TB	151	84	55
Typhus & Typhoid	12	33	72
Scarlet Fever	31	64	186
Gastro-intestinal	276	128	26
Smallpox	12	3	7
Whooping Cough	70	52	32
Measles	35	75	84
Diptheria	9	8	18
Lungs	280	138	104
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	15	15	29
Other	1,592	263	201

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	7	21	26
Other TB	138	102	51
Typhus & Typhoid	3	18	44
Scarlet Fever	24	53	189
Gastro-intestinal	368	134	51
Smallpox	21	3	16
Whooping Cough	84	67	33
Measles	39	68	62
Diptheria	10	8	20
Lungs	443	213	108
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	25	17	30
Other	1,791	346	212

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	11	14	20
Other TB	107	86	55
Typhus & Typhoid	2	4	19
Scarlet Fever	22	68	218
Gastro-intestinal	308	116	34
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	92	76	51
Measles	49	74	72
Diptheria	8	12	54
Lungs	538	277	181
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	18	14	21
Other	1,909	361	200

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	6	9	15
Other TB	100	78	46
Typhus & Typhoid	1	0	3
Scarlet Fever	11	16	60
Gastro-intestinal	452	106	14
Smallpox	2	0	0
Whooping Cough	96	59	47
Measles	56	153	105
Diptheria	4	13	41
Lungs	785	426	235
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	58	12	44
Other	2,677	368	174

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	7	11	12
Other TB	174	114	64
Typhus & Typhoid	1	1	5
Scarlet Fever	4	13	29
Gastro-intestinal	705	162	29
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	104	81	46
Measles	83	180	131
Diptheria	3	17	41
Lungs	823	361	198
Cancer	0	1	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	58	12	43
Other	2,328	275	159

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

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