Decennial Cause of Death by Age & Sex for under 5s

Data for 01 Jan 1851 to 31 Dec 1860:

Sex = Male	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	85	38	30	19	21
Measles	127	340	127	92	37
Scarlatina	136	336	306	287	244
Diphtheria	8	12	6	7	2
Whooping-cough	359	309	143	90	50
Typhus	36	75	87	59	71
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	1,792	616	103	39	25
Other Zymotic Dis.	327	159	111	73	59
Cancer	0	1	0	2	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	242	162	74	24	16
Phthisis	75	87	47	20	20
Hydrocephalus	272	237	94	32	29
Diseases of Brain	2,642	336	137	92	50
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	19	16	24	7	13
Dis. of Lungs	1,541	761	303	146	93
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	152	46	16	14	10
Dis. of Kidneys	3	5	6	6	9
Dis. of Gener. Organs	1	1	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	3	1	6	5	8
Dis. of the Skin	13	3	1	0	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	116	69	70	57	69
Other Causes	2,835	708	183	58	29

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	58	31	33	29	12
Measles	144	289	164	96	46
Scarlatina	134	304	300	271	213
Diphtheria	4	8	9	7	5
Whooping-cough	412	381	224	125	83
Typhus	52	74	84	82	65
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	1,528	563	132	33	14
Other Zymotic Dis.	334	163	91	91	48
Cancer	1	0	1	1	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	212	147	41	33	20
Phthisis	65	82	43	33	17
Hydrocephalus	167	142	69	44	26
Diseases of Brain	2,022	336	141	81	44
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	17	32	10	9	14
Dis. of Lungs	1,184	825	299	171	85
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	100	42	24	12	8
Dis. of Kidneys	1	3	0	1	2
Dis. of Gener. Organs	0	1	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	1	6	2	1	4
Dis. of the Skin	20	5	6	1	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	99	57	56	53	49
Other Causes	2,386	648	172	53	39

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Date:	Source:
1851 - 1860	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

 

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Date:	Acknowledgments:
1851 - 1860	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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