Decennial Cause of Death by Age for under 5s

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Data for 01 Jan 1874 to 31 Dec 1880 Age between birth & 5 in three bands
Cause of Death (Simplified) 0 1 2 to 4
Respiratory TB 48 Show data context 27 Show data context 41 Show data context
Other TB 385 Show data context 331 Show data context 260 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 22 Show data context 39 Show data context 99 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 79 Show data context 224 Show data context 586 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,162 Show data context 433 Show data context 118 Show data context
Smallpox 20 Show data context 2 Show data context 8 Show data context
Whooping Cough 404 Show data context 401 Show data context 361 Show data context
Measles 142 Show data context 266 Show data context 243 Show data context
Diptheria 20 Show data context 23 Show data context 49 Show data context
Lungs 1,489 Show data context 903 Show data context 614 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 101 Show data context 58 Show data context 173 Show data context
Other 4,678 Show data context 959 Show data context 677 Show data context
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 16 Show data context 18 Show data context 44 Show data context
Other TB 546 Show data context 378 Show data context 296 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 34 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 44 Show data context 67 Show data context 206 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,236 Show data context 400 Show data context 91 Show data context
Smallpox 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 363 Show data context 351 Show data context 331 Show data context
Measles 259 Show data context 545 Show data context 491 Show data context
Diptheria 10 Show data context 45 Show data context 84 Show data context
Lungs 1,846 Show data context 1,233 Show data context 937 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 255 Show data context 64 Show data context 177 Show data context
Other 5,631 Show data context 1,063 Show data context 642 Show data context
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 15 Show data context 17 Show data context 39 Show data context
Other TB 437 Show data context 291 Show data context 215 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 37 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,616 Show data context 496 Show data context 96 Show data context
Smallpox 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 377 Show data context 304 Show data context 291 Show data context
Measles 313 Show data context 648 Show data context 475 Show data context
Diptheria 26 Show data context 59 Show data context 98 Show data context
Lungs 1,881 Show data context 1,126 Show data context 726 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 502 Show data context 67 Show data context 296 Show data context
Other 5,297 Show data context 752 Show data context 418 Show data context
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 17 Show data context 25 Show data context 24 Show data context
Other TB 251 Show data context 155 Show data context 189 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 22 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,452 Show data context 427 Show data context 69 Show data context
Smallpox 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 230 Show data context 160 Show data context 120 Show data context
Measles 184 Show data context 388 Show data context 263 Show data context
Diptheria 16 Show data context 28 Show data context 56 Show data context
Lungs 1,351 Show data context 806 Show data context 464 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 365 Show data context 73 Show data context 330 Show data context
Other 3,692 Show data context 439 Show data context 278 Show data context
Date: Source:
1874 - 1910 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

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The Registrar General's Decennial Supplements provided extremely detailed information on causes of death between 1851-60 and 1901-10, but unfortunately used five different classifications of cause of death to cover those six decades. Graham Mooney, of Johns Hopkins University, has therefore defined a simplified cause of death classification to which we have converted the original data. Inevitably, many causes have had to be grouped into an enlarged 'other' category, but we are still able to consistently...


identify the main epidemic diseases. This nCube presents the more detailed information for children under 5, although in order to include all decades we have had to ignore gender and combine ages 2 to 4 into a single category.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Manchester PLU/PLPar/RegD through time | Life & Death Statistics | Decennial Cause of Death by Age for under 5s, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10005462/cube/CoD_grouped_U5

Date accessed: 18th May 2024