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	54	21	22	28	14
Measles	136	242	113	56	27
Scarlatina	86	168	165	161	126
Diphtheria	27	27	22	28	22
Whooping-cough	247	106	31	18	6
Typhus	41	41	48	43	38
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	673	167	27	12	5
Cholera	3	0	1	1	0
Other Zymotic Diseases	93	68	61	57	26
Cancer	0	0	1	0	0
Scrofula & Tabes	162	60	35	7	6
Phthisis	84	53	28	11	12
Hydrocephalus	169	105	47	26	21
Diseases of Brain	1,075	154	70	38	42
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	54	12	12	6	6
Diseases of Lungs	1,160	441	172	69	42
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	173	27	18	8	9
Diseases of Kidneys	1	3	3	6	1
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	1	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	2	1	0	2	1
Diseases of Skin	34	2	2	4	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	63	27	31	31	17
Other Causes	3,252	306	69	19	20

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	45	26	23	18	15
Measles	91	207	103	56	32
Scarlatina	71	138	142	159	125
Diphtheria	20	20	28	25	34
Whooping-cough	243	147	53	23	7
Typhus	34	60	56	36	42
Diarrhoea & Dysentery	510	139	39	10	3
Cholera	7	1	1	1	0
Other Zymotic Diseases	83	66	52	38	31
Cancer	1	1	1	2	0
Scrofula & Tabes	131	60	24	13	10
Phthisis	97	57	22	17	20
Hydrocephalus	121	80	30	24	11
Diseases of Brain	714	148	62	34	26
Diseases of Heart & Dropsy	44	13	8	6	3
Diseases of Lungs	791	365	161	74	48
Diseases of Stomach & Liver	100	13	8	6	12
Diseases of Kidneys	3	0	1	0	1
Diseases of Generative Organs	0	0	0	0	0
Diseases of Joints	2	5	1	2	1
Diseases of Skin	20	8	0	2	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	0	0	0	0
Other Violent Deaths	36	27	21	10	10
Other Causes	2,479	264	57	20	18

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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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