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	45	29	23	13	9
Measles	94	214	105	67	35
Scarlatina	92	213	237	229	169
Diphtheria	10	21	11	8	7
Whooping-cough	221	198	84	56	34
Typhus	27	39	40	48	33
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	725	291	66	30	12
Other Zymotic Dis.	210	117	88	66	34
Cancer	1	0	1	1	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	101	89	41	21	10
Phthisis	94	121	64	34	23
Hydrocephalus	324	211	103	52	30
Diseases of Brain	1,181	186	93	57	40
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	19	10	9	8	14
Dis. of Lungs	1,143	497	169	90	52
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	174	27	17	11	5
Dis. of Kidneys	3	1	2	2	1
Dis. of Gener. Organs	0	0	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	1	1	1	2	4
Dis. of the Skin	24	4	2	2	0
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	136	28	31	27	26
Other Causes	1,433	336	91	30	28

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	49	26	17	18	7
Measles	67	199	122	79	33
Scarlatina	84	208	240	208	165
Diphtheria	14	18	6	12	9
Whooping-cough	232	242	128	68	33
Typhus	20	51	41	47	41
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	622	277	64	23	15
Other Zymotic Dis.	193	88	71	48	43
Cancer	0	2	1	0	0
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	81	79	33	9	8
Phthisis	93	89	51	26	25
Hydrocephalus	211	182	66	49	25
Diseases of Brain	898	172	74	37	30
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	21	11	12	12	7
Dis. of Lungs	793	470	179	99	66
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	120	23	16	9	11
Dis. of Kidneys	2	0	1	0	2
Dis. of Gener. Organs	0	0	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	4	2	0	3	2
Dis. of the Skin	12	7	1	2	1
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	110	29	18	20	15
Other Causes	1,234	325	94	38	19

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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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