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	18	6	10
Other TB	43	27	17
Typhus & Typhoid	5	3	19
Scarlet Fever	6	11	48
Gastro-intestinal	46	18	5
Smallpox	11	6	11
Whooping Cough	39	19	11
Measles	14	21	23
Diptheria	6	7	18
Lungs	137	44	53
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	8	3	22
Other	659	86	100

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	5	4
Other TB	35	19	13
Typhus & Typhoid	2	2	20
Scarlet Fever	8	19	48
Gastro-intestinal	70	28	8
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	34	15	21
Measles	6	20	12
Diptheria	3	8	14
Lungs	175	78	58
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	13	7	18
Other	631	83	87

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	8	5	1
Other TB	16	16	12
Typhus & Typhoid	4	2	10
Scarlet Fever	4	9	36
Gastro-intestinal	70	14	7
Smallpox	2	0	1
Whooping Cough	23	13	13
Measles	7	20	12
Diptheria	0	6	3
Lungs	207	75	40
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	7	6	9
Other	582	77	43

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	12	3	3
Other TB	17	16	13
Typhus & Typhoid	0	1	4
Scarlet Fever	0	7	23
Gastro-intestinal	59	13	3
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	54	32	16
Measles	16	25	10
Diptheria	2	0	9
Lungs	158	74	41
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	16	7	8
Other	496	68	23

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	4	3	1
Other TB	21	10	15
Typhus & Typhoid	1	0	2
Scarlet Fever	1	4	9
Gastro-intestinal	72	8	5
Smallpox	1	0	0
Whooping Cough	37	11	9
Measles	16	41	18
Diptheria	2	3	22
Lungs	198	68	22
Cancer	1	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	13	3	11
Other	551	49	31

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	3	3	0
Other TB	19	13	15
Typhus & Typhoid	0	1	1
Scarlet Fever	2	1	5
Gastro-intestinal	46	3	4
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	22	10	7
Measles	23	27	35
Diptheria	2	0	27
Lungs	162	60	38
Cancer	0	1	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	12	4	9
Other	562	55	50

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

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