Decennial Cause of Death by Age & Sex for under 5s

Data for 01 Jan 1851 to 31 Dec 1860:

Sex = Male	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	523	269	180	141	105
Measles	735	1,453	690	331	179
Scarlatina	663	1,175	1,365	1,268	955
Diphtheria	74	118	90	77	77
Whooping-cough	1,531	918	354	158	76
Typhus	187	273	270	261	246
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	4,296	1,429	306	135	86
Other Zymotic Dis.	1,537	611	493	437	231
Cancer	3	6	4	1	2
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	736	503	201	95	84
Phthisis	388	358	150	97	78
Hydrocephalus	1,711	1,267	487	244	222
Diseases of Brain	17,043	1,748	749	415	292
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	134	94	74	55	48
Dis. of Lungs	6,441	3,078	1,017	546	336
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	906	207	116	58	57
Dis. of Kidneys	13	11	12	7	12
Dis. of Gener. Organs	3	0	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	19	22	16	13	12
Dis. of the Skin	129	20	7	3	4
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	321	247	259	241	227
Other Causes	13,960	2,261	407	153	93

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	461	311	179	158	94
Measles	618	1,433	675	356	225
Scarlatina	547	1,138	1,326	1,250	1,050
Diphtheria	63	93	84	112	88
Whooping-cough	1,649	1,242	541	274	135
Typhus	180	243	275	273	212
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	3,575	1,487	330	140	86
Other Zymotic Dis.	1,424	608	509	420	262
Cancer	5	1	4	4	2
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	608	503	192	92	64
Phthisis	356	327	167	119	99
Hydrocephalus	1,169	973	403	287	199
Diseases of Brain	12,446	1,549	661	374	269
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	156	82	63	46	40
Dis. of Lungs	4,759	2,890	1,070	606	344
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	623	214	92	76	62
Dis. of Kidneys	4	18	12	9	1
Dis. of Gener. Organs	3	5	3	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	15	13	13	7	9
Dis. of the Skin	114	17	18	5	4
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	274	199	204	158	151
Other Causes	11,244	2,198	421	165	93

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Date:	Source:
1851 - 1860	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

 

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Date:	Acknowledgments:
1851 - 1860	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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