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	82	45	43	45	31
Measles	94	153	140	69	43
Scarlatina	77	152	200	217	182
Diphtheria	9	11	19	19	19
Whooping-cough	276	201	83	44	22
Typhus	66	91	122	90	83
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	742	241	81	33	22
Other Zymotic Dis.	382	109	102	83	59
Cancer	4	0	1	1	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	198	122	59	35	32
Phthisis	118	61	44	27	12
Hydrocephalus	246	219	96	70	37
Diseases of Brain	1,734	353	138	84	60
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	48	18	18	17	9
Dis. of Lungs	1,526	659	259	137	83
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	225	54	28	22	17
Dis. of Kidneys	4	1	4	4	3
Dis. of Gener. Organs	1	1	1	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	4	7	2	3	1
Dis. of the Skin	35	4	2	1	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	109	61	55	67	30
Other Causes	3,367	359	78	30	23

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	81	84	39	29	31
Measles	90	158	113	70	39
Scarlatina	64	153	185	181	147
Diphtheria	15	32	25	15	26
Whooping-cough	331	255	131	75	29
Typhus	60	68	95	101	104
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	620	227	57	29	17
Other Zymotic Dis.	325	89	76	55	61
Cancer	4	2	1	3	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	176	102	56	30	11
Phthisis	102	70	32	16	20
Hydrocephalus	171	155	81	48	31
Diseases of Brain	1,243	269	127	84	54
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	53	18	12	9	8
Dis. of Lungs	1,108	584	259	119	67
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	131	40	37	17	21
Dis. of Kidneys	5	2	2	1	2
Dis. of Gener. Organs	1	0	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	3	5	2	3	2
Dis. of the Skin	42	8	2	1	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	103	49	34	36	37
Other Causes	2,699	395	88	31	23

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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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