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	54	24	27
Other TB	224	138	118
Typhus & Typhoid	10	17	46
Scarlet Fever	32	91	266
Gastro-intestinal	298	90	31
Smallpox	14	5	17
Whooping Cough	114	106	58
Measles	63	127	89
Diptheria	18	17	56
Lungs	540	257	169
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	11	22	43
Other	2,249	356	322

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	47	26	28
Other TB	318	186	89
Typhus & Typhoid	23	33	56
Scarlet Fever	66	136	427
Gastro-intestinal	391	98	27
Smallpox	8	3	2
Whooping Cough	175	140	72
Measles	101	184	114
Diptheria	12	19	28
Lungs	808	349	190
Cancer	1	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	20	31	53
Other	2,548	402	383

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	32	25
Other TB	293	163	109
Typhus & Typhoid	19	22	48
Scarlet Fever	56	142	455
Gastro-intestinal	490	129	38
Smallpox	2	2	1
Whooping Cough	197	104	78
Measles	104	182	110
Diptheria	10	14	28
Lungs	1,117	512	230
Cancer	2	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	18	30	65
Other	2,784	454	350

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	14	23	13
Other TB	223	136	104
Typhus & Typhoid	2	5	21
Scarlet Fever	19	92	235
Gastro-intestinal	493	90	27
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	218	158	80
Measles	162	271	182
Diptheria	5	22	28
Lungs	1,057	523	356
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	39	23	63
Other	2,518	373	249

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	9	9	14
Other TB	225	105	83
Typhus & Typhoid	5	3	12
Scarlet Fever	13	37	114
Gastro-intestinal	496	80	20
Smallpox	0	0	2
Whooping Cough	186	118	76
Measles	142	173	103
Diptheria	21	42	140
Lungs	1,012	468	320
Cancer	1	0	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	46	26	49
Other	2,604	328	182

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	6	8	12
Other TB	137	76	57
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	8
Scarlet Fever	5	11	65
Gastro-intestinal	308	24	15
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	123	69	37
Measles	90	182	109
Diptheria	5	16	79
Lungs	620	312	140
Cancer	0	0	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	42	13	41
Other	2,038	244	180

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

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