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	31	15	6
Other TB	59	34	18
Typhus & Typhoid	9	4	16
Scarlet Fever	9	21	46
Gastro-intestinal	56	17	12
Smallpox	3	1	1
Whooping Cough	33	16	24
Measles	16	22	28
Diptheria	1	1	1
Lungs	119	63	39
Cancer	1	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	12	9	14
Other	695	96	62

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	5	7	8
Other TB	30	17	21
Typhus & Typhoid	7	12	22
Scarlet Fever	16	29	99
Gastro-intestinal	83	22	6
Smallpox	2	0	0
Whooping Cough	34	24	16
Measles	11	43	34
Diptheria	1	2	3
Lungs	119	39	23
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	12	4	12
Other	654	69	52

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	3	0	0
Other TB	30	21	14
Typhus & Typhoid	1	10	14
Scarlet Fever	5	26	77
Gastro-intestinal	88	34	9
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	48	20	21
Measles	23	30	26
Diptheria	0	2	4
Lungs	146	59	29
Cancer	0	0	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	7	2	8
Other	736	79	62

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	2	0	0
Other TB	43	22	18
Typhus & Typhoid	1	3	5
Scarlet Fever	3	4	11
Gastro-intestinal	99	22	8
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	42	12	9
Measles	21	38	21
Diptheria	0	0	7
Lungs	175	94	45
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	6	3	7
Other	631	68	40

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	4	4
Other TB	29	14	13
Typhus & Typhoid	0	1	2
Scarlet Fever	2	4	14
Gastro-intestinal	73	12	1
Smallpox	2	1	1
Whooping Cough	39	22	5
Measles	23	50	40
Diptheria	12	43	123
Lungs	210	101	51
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	14	4	7
Other	693	72	39

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	2	5
Other TB	16	7	19
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	0
Scarlet Fever	2	1	7
Gastro-intestinal	40	6	1
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	33	19	11
Measles	14	24	20
Diptheria	1	0	11
Lungs	123	75	31
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	15	6	12
Other	655	56	39

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

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