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	56	25	17
Other TB	79	37	40
Typhus & Typhoid	6	12	38
Scarlet Fever	9	29	54
Gastro-intestinal	93	22	6
Smallpox	18	9	17
Whooping Cough	35	18	10
Measles	24	40	37
Diptheria	1	2	4
Lungs	221	113	74
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	15	9	20
Other	949	103	97

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	23	13	8
Other TB	111	41	29
Typhus & Typhoid	7	8	34
Scarlet Fever	5	15	52
Gastro-intestinal	135	29	9
Smallpox	5	3	5
Whooping Cough	48	15	15
Measles	15	30	32
Diptheria	4	3	17
Lungs	234	114	74
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	12	2	18
Other	892	100	87

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	28	9	8
Other TB	174	59	48
Typhus & Typhoid	7	3	13
Scarlet Fever	14	29	107
Gastro-intestinal	209	28	11
Smallpox	7	0	4
Whooping Cough	42	27	15
Measles	27	41	29
Diptheria	5	1	1
Lungs	257	94	52
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	14	8	21
Other	869	93	66

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	3	5
Other TB	108	43	35
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	2
Scarlet Fever	3	9	20
Gastro-intestinal	190	30	7
Smallpox	0	1	0
Whooping Cough	76	33	19
Measles	33	53	43
Diptheria	2	5	18
Lungs	253	116	72
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	18	4	15
Other	779	96	63

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	2	1	4
Other TB	39	24	26
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	1
Scarlet Fever	2	8	19
Gastro-intestinal	236	32	5
Smallpox	0	0	0
Whooping Cough	48	25	16
Measles	27	41	33
Diptheria	0	5	19
Lungs	215	104	65
Cancer	1	1	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	27	2	19
Other	898	69	47

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	4	2	4
Other TB	53	24	26
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	1
Scarlet Fever	0	1	14
Gastro-intestinal	157	16	4
Smallpox	1	0	0
Whooping Cough	38	16	16
Measles	12	25	15
Diptheria	1	5	17
Lungs	177	75	46
Cancer	0	0	0
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	23	4	15
Other	670	58	51

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

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