Decennial Cause of Death by Age

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Data for 01 Jan 1871 to 31 Dec 1880 Age in mainly 10-year bands to age 75
Cause of Death (RG 1870s DS definition) Under 5 years 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 & up
Small-pox 5,212 Show data context 2,229 Show data context 899 Show data context 1,170 Show data context 1,632 Show data context 2,314 Show data context 1,233 Show data context 558 Show data context 210 Show data context 62 Show data context 20 Show data context
Measles 16,802 Show data context 986 Show data context 61 Show data context 21 Show data context 21 Show data context 32 Show data context 14 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 14,112 Show data context 5,394 Show data context 859 Show data context 275 Show data context 175 Show data context 290 Show data context 107 Show data context 25 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Diphtheria 2,600 Show data context 1,110 Show data context 186 Show data context 80 Show data context 56 Show data context 100 Show data context 70 Show data context 46 Show data context 40 Show data context 25 Show data context 6 Show data context
Whooping-cough 27,705 Show data context 978 Show data context 31 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus 171 Show data context 173 Show data context 155 Show data context 168 Show data context 187 Show data context 280 Show data context 306 Show data context 221 Show data context 145 Show data context 69 Show data context 12 Show data context
Enteric Fever 1,479 Show data context 1,079 Show data context 868 Show data context 1,078 Show data context 998 Show data context 1,146 Show data context 740 Show data context 507 Show data context 391 Show data context 188 Show data context 62 Show data context
Simple Cont Fever 922 Show data context 426 Show data context 159 Show data context 102 Show data context 107 Show data context 167 Show data context 134 Show data context 146 Show data context 182 Show data context 162 Show data context 72 Show data context
Puerperal Fever 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 141 Show data context 653 Show data context 1,299 Show data context 608 Show data context 20 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diarrhoea & Dysentery 29,345 Show data context 208 Show data context 69 Show data context 40 Show data context 67 Show data context 221 Show data context 298 Show data context 391 Show data context 625 Show data context 924 Show data context 980 Show data context
Cholera 937 Show data context 39 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 14 Show data context 52 Show data context 60 Show data context 71 Show data context 68 Show data context 54 Show data context 17 Show data context
Cancer 80 Show data context 41 Show data context 30 Show data context 65 Show data context 123 Show data context 948 Show data context 3,077 Show data context 5,023 Show data context 5,395 Show data context 3,565 Show data context 1,227 Show data context
Scrofula 3,806 Show data context 439 Show data context 251 Show data context 221 Show data context 117 Show data context 205 Show data context 147 Show data context 138 Show data context 119 Show data context 82 Show data context 12 Show data context
Tabes Mesenterica 13,082 Show data context 543 Show data context 206 Show data context 103 Show data context 47 Show data context 67 Show data context 40 Show data context 37 Show data context 28 Show data context 13 Show data context 2 Show data context
Phthisis 4,673 Show data context 1,604 Show data context 1,892 Show data context 5,397 Show data context 9,135 Show data context 22,785 Show data context 21,367 Show data context 13,590 Show data context 6,358 Show data context 1,753 Show data context 203 Show data context
Hydrocephalus 12,824 Show data context 1,366 Show data context 346 Show data context 124 Show data context 61 Show data context 74 Show data context 54 Show data context 16 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diseases of Nervous System 37,940 Show data context 2,232 Show data context 907 Show data context 982 Show data context 1,021 Show data context 3,060 Show data context 5,176 Show data context 7,708 Show data context 10,757 Show data context 12,540 Show data context 8,205 Show data context
Diseases of Circulatory System 620 Show data context 901 Show data context 1,104 Show data context 1,278 Show data context 1,296 Show data context 3,997 Show data context 6,429 Show data context 7,757 Show data context 9,445 Show data context 8,683 Show data context 4,109 Show data context
Diseases of Respiratory System 73,588 Show data context 2,630 Show data context 732 Show data context 966 Show data context 1,522 Show data context 4,919 Show data context 8,311 Show data context 13,307 Show data context 20,033 Show data context 22,061 Show data context 14,658 Show data context
Diseases of Digestive System 5,787 Show data context 673 Show data context 458 Show data context 656 Show data context 805 Show data context 2,669 Show data context 4,231 Show data context 5,530 Show data context 6,098 Show data context 4,578 Show data context 2,246 Show data context
Diseases of Urinary System 653 Show data context 429 Show data context 260 Show data context 409 Show data context 570 Show data context 1,732 Show data context 2,433 Show data context 2,923 Show data context 3,039 Show data context 2,513 Show data context 1,285 Show data context
Diseases of Generative System 30 Show data context 2 Show data context 9 Show data context 37 Show data context 106 Show data context 412 Show data context 538 Show data context 619 Show data context 426 Show data context 281 Show data context 111 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 84 Show data context 366 Show data context 1,177 Show data context 923 Show data context 37 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Suicide 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 11 Show data context 105 Show data context 213 Show data context 521 Show data context 606 Show data context 665 Show data context 540 Show data context 267 Show data context 65 Show data context
Other Violence 9,222 Show data context 1,409 Show data context 997 Show data context 1,066 Show data context 1,153 Show data context 2,319 Show data context 2,387 Show data context 2,348 Show data context 1,904 Show data context 1,251 Show data context 948 Show data context
Other Causes 72,973 Show data context 2,319 Show data context 1,359 Show data context 1,238 Show data context 1,247 Show data context 2,936 Show data context 3,519 Show data context 3,877 Show data context 5,410 Show data context 10,848 Show data context 22,324 Show data context
Date: Source:
1871 - 1880 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

 

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Date: Acknowledgments:
1871 - 1880 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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Cause of Death as reported by the Registrar General's Decennial Supplement, 1871-80, cross-tabulated by age. Unlike earlier reports, the 1871-80 Supplement provides no information about gender at all.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, London RegC through time | Life & Death Statistics | Decennial Cause of Death by Age, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th October 2024