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	42	31	29
Other TB	128	82	59
Typhus & Typhoid	38	40	96
Scarlet Fever	100	178	420
Gastro-intestinal	205	67	31
Smallpox	58	33	50
Whooping Cough	180	86	69
Measles	78	139	119
Diptheria	4	5	6
Lungs	474	287	153
Cancer	4	1	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	10	16	46
Other	3,169	654	421

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	73	64	56
Other TB	202	139	78
Typhus & Typhoid	49	65	120
Scarlet Fever	51	153	453
Gastro-intestinal	516	121	39
Smallpox	25	11	22
Whooping Cough	192	139	101
Measles	105	201	149
Diptheria	18	17	44
Lungs	818	395	212
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	11	27	55
Other	3,349	665	423

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	46	42	55
Other TB	296	163	86
Typhus & Typhoid	22	22	78
Scarlet Fever	78	166	545
Gastro-intestinal	868	210	51
Smallpox	9	4	13
Whooping Cough	202	130	100
Measles	171	251	185
Diptheria	14	19	32
Lungs	1,473	677	336
Cancer	0	0	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	18	15	66
Other	3,990	742	467

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	31	28	31
Other TB	409	231	155
Typhus & Typhoid	13	11	41
Scarlet Fever	40	73	300
Gastro-intestinal	1,160	218	66
Smallpox	1	1	0
Whooping Cough	249	184	123
Measles	284	429	283
Diptheria	13	20	60
Lungs	2,056	1,017	636
Cancer	0	2	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	46	33	75
Other	5,058	763	423

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	43	40	35
Other TB	409	231	148
Typhus & Typhoid	4	7	35
Scarlet Fever	22	83	241
Gastro-intestinal	1,413	240	48
Smallpox	1	0	0
Whooping Cough	368	220	147
Measles	302	414	262
Diptheria	43	48	240
Lungs	2,303	1,210	627
Cancer	1	1	7
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	112	42	127
Other	5,744	818	469

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	25	22	32
Other TB	351	175	130
Typhus & Typhoid	0	1	5
Scarlet Fever	19	39	164
Gastro-intestinal	1,288	195	55
Smallpox	5	0	1
Whooping Cough	268	177	87
Measles	271	377	180
Diptheria	22	59	171
Lungs	1,722	743	367
Cancer	1	1	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	121	41	112
Other	4,642	524	412

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

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