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	56	50	58
Other TB	51	59	47
Typhus & Typhoid	50	28	90
Scarlet Fever	78	99	320
Gastro-intestinal	75	24	14
Smallpox	83	28	41
Whooping Cough	110	54	63
Measles	25	25	33
Diptheria	32	15	45
Lungs	85	57	61
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	14	14	90
Other	2,514	456	440

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	23	25	38
Other TB	78	44	46
Typhus & Typhoid	22	35	91
Scarlet Fever	60	96	263
Gastro-intestinal	104	17	17
Smallpox	9	3	8
Whooping Cough	124	60	53
Measles	25	44	55
Diptheria	18	17	48
Lungs	156	63	75
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	18	15	54
Other	2,455	431	324

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	20	28	21
Other TB	76	57	55
Typhus & Typhoid	10	13	38
Scarlet Fever	41	56	203
Gastro-intestinal	134	16	8
Smallpox	4	1	0
Whooping Cough	158	72	61
Measles	31	43	32
Diptheria	11	9	60
Lungs	287	150	105
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	6	13	42
Other	2,137	376	284

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	25	17	24
Other TB	135	84	53
Typhus & Typhoid	3	3	8
Scarlet Fever	15	16	68
Gastro-intestinal	93	13	5
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	120	65	45
Measles	38	53	38
Diptheria	4	6	31
Lungs	432	214	167
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	11	9	41
Other	2,017	265	142

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	8	15	15
Other TB	133	61	60
Typhus & Typhoid	1	1	4
Scarlet Fever	7	10	38
Gastro-intestinal	140	20	5
Smallpox	0	0	1
Whooping Cough	97	33	28
Measles	31	53	37
Diptheria	6	10	64
Lungs	434	214	145
Cancer	1	0	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	24	11	39
Other	1,874	187	118

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	7	10	13
Other TB	65	30	38
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	1
Scarlet Fever	3	3	19
Gastro-intestinal	108	13	5
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	109	45	39
Measles	31	44	36
Diptheria	7	9	56
Lungs	349	151	72
Cancer	1	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	33	18	29
Other	1,626	131	105

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

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