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	23	16	11
Other TB	81	40	32
Typhus & Typhoid	6	8	20
Scarlet Fever	11	26	69
Gastro-intestinal	204	53	27
Smallpox	9	7	6
Whooping Cough	50	19	29
Measles	8	19	21
Diptheria	2	5	7
Lungs	170	66	61
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	9	9	11
Other	694	95	105

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	5	10
Other TB	100	49	34
Typhus & Typhoid	2	8	20
Scarlet Fever	16	32	102
Gastro-intestinal	224	82	23
Smallpox	10	3	4
Whooping Cough	66	45	28
Measles	20	34	33
Diptheria	5	6	27
Lungs	202	79	60
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	17	7	12
Other	773	112	111

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	4	6	2
Other TB	141	68	55
Typhus & Typhoid	1	4	7
Scarlet Fever	10	26	92
Gastro-intestinal	204	53	11
Smallpox	6	2	4
Whooping Cough	56	49	33
Measles	20	33	23
Diptheria	1	4	12
Lungs	245	110	68
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	14	15	21
Other	847	133	118

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	3	4	1
Other TB	69	49	27
Typhus & Typhoid	0	2	7
Scarlet Fever	6	14	32
Gastro-intestinal	217	49	8
Smallpox	9	1	4
Whooping Cough	98	50	38
Measles	26	49	43
Diptheria	6	9	60
Lungs	344	163	148
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	21	6	14
Other	1,052	145	84

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	11	6	7
Other TB	135	62	62
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	7
Scarlet Fever	2	6	21
Gastro-intestinal	587	96	19
Smallpox	4	1	0
Whooping Cough	108	63	52
Measles	40	86	79
Diptheria	10	37	122
Lungs	442	221	123
Cancer	0	0	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	51	10	18
Other	1,686	183	109

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	19	15	15
Other TB	182	101	82
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	3
Scarlet Fever	3	9	48
Gastro-intestinal	665	108	18
Smallpox	29	8	20
Whooping Cough	167	81	56
Measles	50	110	90
Diptheria	12	27	122
Lungs	508	212	129
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	75	13	33
Other	2,070	167	138

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

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