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	86	32	30	21	12
Measles	118	181	140	75	36
Scarlatina	61	121	144	115	93
Diphtheria	17	24	22	19	10
Whooping-cough	175	99	43	18	10
Typhus	51	50	60	49	36
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	651	157	45	18	5
Other Zymotic Dis.	307	131	90	73	52
Cancer	0	2	1	2	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	171	56	17	8	5
Phthisis	109	74	24	19	15
Hydrocephalus	159	103	49	26	15
Diseases of Brain	1,229	137	76	38	33
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	38	24	17	6	3
Dis. of Lungs	1,401	545	203	109	68
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	292	40	24	12	11
Dis. of Kidneys	7	2	0	2	1
Dis. of Gener. Organs	1	1	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	3	0	1	3	1
Dis. of the Skin	25	7	2	1	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	74	56	50	38	39
Other Causes	2,797	249	57	26	15

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	86	53	32	17	18
Measles	77	164	112	55	49
Scarlatina	55	134	141	121	101
Diphtheria	14	15	13	20	21
Whooping-cough	165	104	50	29	21
Typhus	39	56	51	69	58
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	495	169	58	20	11
Other Zymotic Dis.	258	96	92	67	58
Cancer	1	1	1	0	2
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	126	61	22	17	12
Phthisis	113	68	25	9	18
Hydrocephalus	104	103	25	20	13
Diseases of Brain	856	146	82	51	35
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	32	12	5	10	6
Dis. of Lungs	1,032	494	191	95	62
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	224	34	22	15	10
Dis. of Kidneys	1	4	2	2	2
Dis. of Gener. Organs	0	0	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	6	1	0	1	1
Dis. of the Skin	14	5	1	0	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	68	36	36	28	40
Other Causes	2,261	237	58	24	20

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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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