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	4,895	2,494	1,880	1,462	1,136
Measles	7,225	13,513	7,353	3,987	2,277
Scarlatina	5,765	11,299	12,813	11,963	9,416
Diphtheria	992	1,140	1,012	1,017	926
Whooping-cough	17,504	11,981	5,300	2,763	1,446
Typhus	2,928	3,543	3,636	3,327	2,886
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	49,382	13,704	3,746	1,740	1,087
Other Zymotic Dis.	21,077	7,314	5,920	4,707	3,101
Cancer	83	41	52	44	33
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	12,664	7,044	3,020	1,469	940
Phthisis	6,709	4,480	2,215	1,282	1,039
Hydrocephalus	15,062	11,509	4,829	2,590	1,908
Diseases of Brain	111,224	14,000	6,333	3,710	2,549
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	2,254	1,035	739	616	565
Dis. of Lungs	78,901	34,982	13,161	6,693	3,855
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	12,660	2,157	1,202	782	695
Dis. of Kidneys	204	145	150	154	139
Dis. of Gener. Organs	44	11	4	1	0
Dis. of the Joints	172	142	130	111	127
Dis. of the Skin	1,497	278	109	40	47
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	5,903	3,141	3,237	2,676	2,349
Other Causes	169,259	21,768	5,079	1,901	1,147

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	4,432	2,548	1,885	1,516	1,125
Measles	6,059	12,982	7,527	4,146	2,285
Scarlatina	4,584	10,703	12,201	11,467	9,084
Diphtheria	741	1,061	1,076	1,183	1,097
Whooping-cough	18,852	15,141	7,617	4,085	2,247
Typhus	2,432	3,543	3,812	3,655	3,307
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	40,461	13,751	3,613	1,570	1,016
Other Zymotic Dis.	18,199	6,593	5,664	4,278	3,058
Cancer	88	46	67	50	31
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	10,158	6,427	2,656	1,275	889
Phthisis	5,854	4,284	2,324	1,376	1,215
Hydrocephalus	10,362	8,331	3,817	2,361	1,658
Diseases of Brain	81,467	12,735	6,014	3,594	2,384
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	1,913	888	608	474	448
Dis. of Lungs	58,259	32,442	13,457	7,077	3,896
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	8,414	2,047	1,168	831	676
Dis. of Kidneys	119	108	77	86	72
Dis. of Gener. Organs	26	32	15	6	1
Dis. of the Joints	181	134	104	109	110
Dis. of the Skin	1,350	302	133	72	35
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	5,199	2,372	2,226	1,993	1,680
Other Causes	136,094	21,310	5,099	1,973	1,227

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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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