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	261	181	120	96	64
Measles	155	245	153	99	39
Scarlatina	133	230	197	194	127
Diphtheria	16	20	14	9	16
Whooping-cough	282	167	66	30	25
Typhus	113	172	141	92	79
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	424	247	83	53	27
Other Zymotic Dis.	375	194	159	102	81
Cancer	1	0	1	0	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	116	117	54	33	19
Phthisis	123	141	99	49	39
Hydrocephalus	112	108	42	29	17
Diseases of Brain	3,899	503	206	103	63
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	10	14	11	7	3
Dis. of Lungs	1,055	639	250	145	69
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	94	34	15	12	15
Dis. of Kidneys	3	2	3	3	4
Dis. of Gener. Organs	0	2	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	3	2	2	4	1
Dis. of the Skin	31	8	2	0	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	46	42	63	64	52
Other Causes	2,147	504	166	62	34

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	221	171	129	103	78
Measles	95	230	157	89	46
Scarlatina	103	190	245	182	127
Diphtheria	8	12	18	14	17
Whooping-cough	255	224	94	60	46
Typhus	78	139	133	120	91
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	376	194	74	29	21
Other Zymotic Dis.	273	183	176	113	70
Cancer	0	1	0	0	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	82	116	61	22	8
Phthisis	104	154	87	44	30
Hydrocephalus	70	47	26	20	10
Diseases of Brain	3,081	514	203	91	70
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	16	10	12	7	5
Dis. of Lungs	812	560	234	112	76
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	72	27	23	14	11
Dis. of Kidneys	0	2	1	3	2
Dis. of Gener. Organs	0	1	1	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	3	2	3	1	0
Dis. of the Skin	32	1	2	0	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	38	57	45	34	50
Other Causes	1,710	485	174	56	42

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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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