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	10	2	0	2	0
Measles	16	31	13	2	7
Scarlatina	52	73	67	64	50
Diphtheria	6	4	4	6	4
Whooping-cough	68	33	7	9	6
Typhus	13	16	22	23	12
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	36	8	3	2	1
Cholera	5	8	6	5	2
Other Zymotic Diseases	38	38	24	20	22
Cancer	0	0	0	0	0
Scrofula & Tabes	44	33	12	3	2
Phthisis	20	13	13	6	5
Hydrocephalus	31	22	7	3	8
Diseases of Brain	772	72	40	27	13
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	1	3	1	1	1
Diseases of Lungs	100	52	26	14	7
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	32	7	1	1	2
Diseases of Kidneys	0	0	0	0	0
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	0	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	0	0	0	1	0
Diseases of Skin	3	0	0	0	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	8	13	16	19	11
Other Causes	703	92	53	24	13

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	8	2	3	1	2
Measles	11	39	19	15	7
Scarlatina	30	75	74	81	50
Diphtheria	5	5	4	4	3
Whooping-cough	74	37	19	15	9
Typhus	9	23	19	14	23
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	28	11	3	0	1
Cholera	3	6	8	6	7
Other Zymotic Diseases	32	14	32	36	13
Cancer	0	0	0	1	0
Scrofula & Tabes	30	21	15	7	6
Phthisis	25	22	13	6	5
Hydrocephalus	14	11	8	6	5
Diseases of Brain	565	72	29	18	13
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	0	0	3	3	1
Diseases of Lungs	91	50	23	12	10
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	18	6	2	1	2
Diseases of Kidneys	0	1	0	0	0
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	0	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	0	0	0	0	1
Diseases of Skin	4	0	0	1	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	7	19	22	12	7
Other Causes	576	83	47	23	15

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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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