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	215	84	84	62	44
Measles	403	758	373	185	128
Scarlatina	503	962	983	927	739
Diphtheria	113	152	145	124	115
Whooping-cough	1,107	724	304	167	98
Typhus	189	231	268	228	227
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	1,115	319	96	40	24
Cholera	69	52	40	29	29
Other Zymotic Diseases	419	458	380	297	208
Cancer	0	0	2	5	2
Scrofula & Tabes	547	457	193	70	44
Phthisis	207	218	145	74	67
Hydrocephalus	485	373	183	110	78
Diseases of Brain	13,938	1,882	751	368	207
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	66	46	41	32	32
Diseases of Lungs	3,679	1,898	757	411	242
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	464	113	63	49	34
Diseases of Kidneys	14	19	7	12	10
Diseases of Generative Organs	1	1	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	6	10	5	6	2
Diseases of Skin	87	12	5	2	2
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	144	236	247	181	165
Other Causes	9,604	1,559	493	259	152

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	222	112	82	55	44
Measles	337	703	389	249	150
Scarlatina	386	859	978	973	783
Diphtheria	76	130	127	163	152
Whooping-cough	1,259	920	420	262	139
Typhus	140	238	297	239	220
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	886	302	94	37	26
Cholera	37	46	50	30	43
Other Zymotic Diseases	338	404	367	288	193
Cancer	2	0	0	4	4
Scrofula & Tabes	431	399	173	75	51
Phthisis	206	245	123	95	78
Hydrocephalus	303	258	128	75	60
Diseases of Brain	10,844	1,790	687	367	218
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	53	50	31	29	33
Diseases of Lungs	2,732	1,763	770	455	237
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	294	89	51	32	27
Diseases of Kidneys	8	8	4	9	9
Diseases of Generative Organs	1	0	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	3	5	5	4	4
Diseases of Skin	64	8	8	5	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	158	201	171	176	113
Other Causes	7,825	1,526	546	256	154

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Date:	Source:
1861 - 1870	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

 

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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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