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	29	16	49
Other TB	128	95	75
Typhus & Typhoid	28	22	88
Scarlet Fever	32	78	184
Gastro-intestinal	213	67	41
Smallpox	97	73	122
Whooping Cough	148	101	77
Measles	59	107	116
Diptheria	6	13	21
Lungs	522	259	209
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	24	18	67
Other	2,406	441	393

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	7	15	22
Other TB	130	128	116
Typhus & Typhoid	7	19	95
Scarlet Fever	57	101	338
Gastro-intestinal	323	98	40
Smallpox	36	16	33
Whooping Cough	160	109	84
Measles	65	119	106
Diptheria	11	20	50
Lungs	669	330	207
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	40	37	61
Other	2,192	430	310

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	33	46	40
Other TB	255	168	138
Typhus & Typhoid	5	15	58
Scarlet Fever	74	134	370
Gastro-intestinal	575	122	38
Smallpox	12	6	9
Whooping Cough	192	144	98
Measles	108	168	152
Diptheria	14	22	59
Lungs	898	392	193
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	37	26	61
Other	2,445	358	264

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	47	39	31
Other TB	284	160	180
Typhus & Typhoid	4	7	29
Scarlet Fever	24	73	221
Gastro-intestinal	914	119	38
Smallpox	3	0	5
Whooping Cough	331	212	144
Measles	151	306	235
Diptheria	8	29	102
Lungs	1,507	686	456
Cancer	0	0	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	87	51	90
Other	4,162	457	303

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	71	42	48
Other TB	484	220	182
Typhus & Typhoid	2	2	23
Scarlet Fever	24	50	161
Gastro-intestinal	1,317	172	25
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	454	269	172
Measles	184	298	232
Diptheria	42	113	466
Lungs	1,876	861	461
Cancer	0	1	4
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	145	43	156
Other	6,207	627	354

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	29	32	32
Other TB	397	150	201
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	3
Scarlet Fever	12	36	132
Gastro-intestinal	870	129	19
Smallpox	1	0	0
Whooping Cough	408	217	133
Measles	166	310	246
Diptheria	25	68	218
Lungs	1,506	621	340
Cancer	1	3	4
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	100	42	137
Other	5,235	435	360

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

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