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	28	5	6	5	0
Measles	79	124	68	45	32
Scarlatina	53	100	133	134	126
Diphtheria	23	33	31	31	48
Whooping-cough	324	176	61	27	11
Typhus	20	27	32	35	29
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	608	99	30	13	4
Cholera	4	1	1	1	2
Other Zymotic Diseases	78	42	62	42	38
Cancer	2	0	2	1	0
Scrofula & Tabes	297	119	50	33	12
Phthisis	123	63	23	13	16
Hydrocephalus	176	158	53	41	21
Diseases of Brain	756	235	95	43	47
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	38	12	4	11	7
Diseases of Lungs	1,210	469	152	78	46
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	209	29	16	11	12
Diseases of Kidneys	5	10	5	3	2
Diseases of Generative Organs	1	0	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	2	3	2	1	1
Diseases of Skin	29	7	1	1	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	71	48	45	30	30
Other Causes	3,994	360	78	32	21

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	24	3	4	5	2
Measles	72	127	57	36	26
Scarlatina	53	90	139	144	111
Diphtheria	23	26	34	41	56
Whooping-cough	325	191	84	48	22
Typhus	22	22	27	38	26
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	501	113	27	20	7
Cholera	5	0	2	1	1
Other Zymotic Diseases	76	51	49	45	30
Cancer	0	0	1	1	0
Scrofula & Tabes	216	102	43	16	12
Phthisis	99	83	27	26	19
Hydrocephalus	112	75	38	34	13
Diseases of Brain	438	163	78	59	31
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	37	10	4	3	5
Diseases of Lungs	904	420	156	84	48
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	160	22	6	16	17
Diseases of Kidneys	5	2	1	3	1
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	2	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	1	8	1	2	0
Diseases of Skin	21	5	2	1	2
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	63	30	33	23	13
Other Causes	3,260	314	69	36	16

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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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