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	6	10	6
Other TB	42	25	19
Typhus & Typhoid	2	3	16
Scarlet Fever	6	6	26
Gastro-intestinal	80	9	7
Smallpox	4	1	0
Whooping Cough	28	13	23
Measles	8	13	23
Diptheria	2	2	14
Lungs	82	64	34
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	12	9	4
Other	426	56	61

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	10	6	11
Other TB	62	46	31
Typhus & Typhoid	3	7	22
Scarlet Fever	16	27	56
Gastro-intestinal	144	23	9
Smallpox	5	1	1
Whooping Cough	44	39	21
Measles	9	25	27
Diptheria	5	12	41
Lungs	115	52	25
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	11	5	6
Other	530	70	60

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	16	4	10
Other TB	81	49	45
Typhus & Typhoid	3	1	16
Scarlet Fever	10	11	33
Gastro-intestinal	199	36	7
Smallpox	1	0	1
Whooping Cough	64	54	27
Measles	16	33	21
Diptheria	2	3	23
Lungs	219	101	32
Cancer	0	0	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	19	5	4
Other	699	100	76

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	3	4	8
Other TB	104	56	49
Typhus & Typhoid	1	2	4
Scarlet Fever	5	15	55
Gastro-intestinal	228	38	11
Smallpox	3	0	2
Whooping Cough	106	65	44
Measles	25	37	44
Diptheria	0	10	43
Lungs	261	143	85
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	35	7	9
Other	875	154	80

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	6	3	8
Other TB	94	59	50
Typhus & Typhoid	0	2	3
Scarlet Fever	3	6	34
Gastro-intestinal	306	35	4
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	79	50	40
Measles	25	46	37
Diptheria	12	26	144
Lungs	301	121	78
Cancer	0	1	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	45	10	15
Other	1,025	96	68

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	11	8	8
Other TB	71	36	46
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	3
Scarlet Fever	1	3	18
Gastro-intestinal	296	38	10
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	71	39	22
Measles	28	48	30
Diptheria	8	14	98
Lungs	268	100	53
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	31	5	14
Other	973	100	58

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

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