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	4	12	17
Other TB	119	84	86
Typhus & Typhoid	11	7	37
Scarlet Fever	12	42	97
Gastro-intestinal	84	45	43
Smallpox	21	12	31
Whooping Cough	55	54	65
Measles	27	53	48
Diptheria	1	5	3
Lungs	211	114	73
Cancer	0	0	1
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	28	29	120
Other	568	106	119

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	83	81	90
Other TB	438	291	222
Typhus & Typhoid	18	45	142
Scarlet Fever	95	239	700
Gastro-intestinal	837	238	78
Smallpox	93	41	75
Whooping Cough	415	427	368
Measles	129	301	274
Diptheria	30	49	57
Lungs	1,350	652	478
Cancer	0	1	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	146	55	115
Other	3,500	658	630

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	115	59	74
Other TB	603	347	239
Typhus & Typhoid	13	12	59
Scarlet Fever	62	145	488
Gastro-intestinal	1,063	254	70
Smallpox	93	19	63
Whooping Cough	534	442	364
Measles	175	335	263
Diptheria	15	27	77
Lungs	1,637	1,021	632
Cancer	0	2	2
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	228	53	147
Other	3,584	777	668

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	45	44	45
Other TB	537	272	221
Typhus & Typhoid	6	5	20
Scarlet Fever	22	87	286
Gastro-intestinal	879	227	65
Smallpox	18	2	9
Whooping Cough	426	355	285
Measles	217	409	406
Diptheria	22	65	202
Lungs	1,705	1,177	836
Cancer	2	1	4
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	248	75	140
Other	3,865	626	498

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	42	36	44
Other TB	552	270	219
Typhus & Typhoid	1	1	6
Scarlet Fever	10	11	46
Gastro-intestinal	809	179	34
Smallpox	3	0	1
Whooping Cough	300	256	216
Measles	228	435	306
Diptheria	51	112	249
Lungs	1,837	995	633
Cancer	3	0	5
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	389	61	169
Other	4,021	503	318

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	23	26	23
Other TB	380	202	137
Typhus & Typhoid	0	0	1
Scarlet Fever	1	2	6
Gastro-intestinal	737	162	30
Smallpox	7	1	2
Whooping Cough	198	148	96
Measles	164	468	300
Diptheria	2	3	16
Lungs	1,185	519	281
Cancer	1	0	6
Childbirth	0	0	0
Violence	262	11	20
Other	2,575	188	120

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

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