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	5	6	19
Other TB	227	125	88
Typhus & Typhoid	16	30	82
Scarlet Fever	20	49	172
Gastro-intestinal	476	116	42
Smallpox	20	14	27
Whooping Cough	93	58	48
Measles	50	81	104
Diptheria	4	5	20
Lungs	251	132	92
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	25	13	44
Other	1,951	279	167

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	6	6	10
Other TB	224	118	70
Typhus & Typhoid	25	40	128
Scarlet Fever	31	112	413
Gastro-intestinal	697	146	36
Smallpox	39	25	59
Whooping Cough	140	95	80
Measles	48	109	113
Diptheria	3	6	31
Lungs	425	198	159
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	34	19	24
Other	2,416	320	182

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	20	18	26
Other TB	312	170	75
Typhus & Typhoid	16	40	93
Scarlet Fever	32	73	244
Gastro-intestinal	1,100	287	46
Smallpox	17	8	20
Whooping Cough	196	155	93
Measles	66	135	119
Diptheria	10	11	27
Lungs	764	377	211
Cancer	1	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	43	24	63
Other	3,062	477	272

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	35	22	41
Other TB	378	177	128
Typhus & Typhoid	10	9	34
Scarlet Fever	35	102	337
Gastro-intestinal	939	175	33
Smallpox	6	5	5
Whooping Cough	217	159	116
Measles	80	155	121
Diptheria	5	10	35
Lungs	1,087	640	423
Cancer	1	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	50	14	38
Other	3,547	517	293

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	22	20	37
Other TB	384	122	106
Typhus & Typhoid	4	2	23
Scarlet Fever	18	42	140
Gastro-intestinal	1,721	224	41
Smallpox	10	8	8
Whooping Cough	227	185	109
Measles	162	282	260
Diptheria	14	28	82
Lungs	1,342	644	394
Cancer	0	0	3
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	106	20	49
Other	4,721	568	285

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	16	29
Other TB	231	127	133
Typhus & Typhoid	1	1	4
Scarlet Fever	9	13	54
Gastro-intestinal	1,658	292	48
Smallpox	4	0	2
Whooping Cough	282	143	137
Measles	155	308	261
Diptheria	27	64	261
Lungs	1,229	555	319
Cancer	1	2	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	162	14	32
Other	4,498	426	299

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

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