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	33	16	33
Other TB	212	157	113
Typhus & Typhoid	11	16	69
Scarlet Fever	33	71	230
Gastro-intestinal	345	63	28
Smallpox	18	4	13
Whooping Cough	169	136	133
Measles	45	69	85
Diptheria	7	11	23
Lungs	422	224	160
Cancer	1	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	76	16	27
Other	1,441	258	228

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	51	33	33
Other TB	331	205	137
Typhus & Typhoid	22	23	115
Scarlet Fever	61	112	449
Gastro-intestinal	693	119	39
Smallpox	45	13	25
Whooping Cough	234	217	146
Measles	60	151	128
Diptheria	27	26	59
Lungs	820	422	280
Cancer	0	1	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	160	33	34
Other	2,460	431	381

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	84	51	47
Other TB	581	256	168
Typhus & Typhoid	11	14	89
Scarlet Fever	40	121	511
Gastro-intestinal	959	172	35
Smallpox	180	114	331
Whooping Cough	405	335	226
Measles	121	186	167
Diptheria	9	16	60
Lungs	1,421	658	393
Cancer	0	0	4
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	210	35	63
Other	3,516	559	418

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	51	53	46
Other TB	817	339	259
Typhus & Typhoid	5	9	46
Scarlet Fever	72	209	770
Gastro-intestinal	992	144	40
Smallpox	111	54	118
Whooping Cough	514	379	268
Measles	262	411	383
Diptheria	29	96	396
Lungs	1,496	878	680
Cancer	0	1	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	256	37	88
Other	4,410	642	429

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	48	36	42
Other TB	704	276	240
Typhus & Typhoid	2	2	8
Scarlet Fever	70	143	524
Gastro-intestinal	1,502	205	28
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	484	384	240
Measles	243	446	370
Diptheria	134	365	1,202
Lungs	1,572	832	579
Cancer	0	0	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	348	58	117
Other	5,394	598	342

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	41	31	36
Other TB	510	309	234
Typhus & Typhoid	0	1	6
Scarlet Fever	17	54	172
Gastro-intestinal	1,243	210	33
Smallpox	0	0	1
Whooping Cough	301	231	161
Measles	185	372	311
Diptheria	42	169	393
Lungs	1,288	557	316
Cancer	2	2	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	315	55	125
Other	4,568	300	240

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

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