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	63	81	67
Other TB	314	281	208
Typhus & Typhoid	46	67	145
Scarlet Fever	48	96	360
Gastro-intestinal	562	265	144
Smallpox	76	56	87
Whooping Cough	235	265	226
Measles	86	187	178
Diptheria	4	6	11
Lungs	1,076	688	499
Cancer	1	1	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	113	54	185
Other	2,604	586	470

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	32	25	45
Other TB	303	234	189
Typhus & Typhoid	15	34	145
Scarlet Fever	65	142	465
Gastro-intestinal	622	316	173
Smallpox	53	49	113
Whooping Cough	237	245	258
Measles	159	273	259
Diptheria	10	11	29
Lungs	930	632	484
Cancer	0	1	3
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	199	75	217
Other	2,648	647	467

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	14	18	30
Other TB	293	211	142
Typhus & Typhoid	5	5	60
Scarlet Fever	22	79	213
Gastro-intestinal	605	227	51
Smallpox	42	25	63
Whooping Cough	220	174	171
Measles	88	170	131
Diptheria	9	16	36
Lungs	943	563	397
Cancer	1	1	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	249	76	197
Other	2,372	563	483

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	9	14	15
Other TB	263	150	124
Typhus & Typhoid	1	3	13
Scarlet Fever	17	24	80
Gastro-intestinal	544	129	25
Smallpox	3	1	2
Whooping Cough	164	139	116
Measles	126	250	172
Diptheria	14	48	126
Lungs	953	635	603
Cancer	0	2	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	246	63	186
Other	2,088	360	290

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	19	26	34
Other TB	311	163	190
Typhus & Typhoid	0	1	4
Scarlet Fever	7	8	25
Gastro-intestinal	403	81	13
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	122	108	85
Measles	156	264	130
Diptheria	51	140	271
Lungs	1,159	662	393
Cancer	3	0	5
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	224	118	260
Other	2,889	401	252

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	32	44	45
Other TB	202	192	255
Typhus & Typhoid	1	0	4
Scarlet Fever	1	1	2
Gastro-intestinal	582	102	20
Smallpox	1	0	0
Whooping Cough	95	57	24
Measles	112	192	108
Diptheria	42	72	107
Lungs	1,094	580	292
Cancer	6	5	16
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	195	116	261
Other	2,688	346	322

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

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