Decennial Cause of Death by Age & Sex for under 5s
Data for 01 Jan 1901 to 31 Dec 1910:
| Sex = Male | Age between birth & 5 in three bands | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Death (RG 1900s DS definition) | 0 | 1 | 2 to 4 |
| Small-pox |
14
|
5
|
22
|
| Measles |
282
|
481
|
396
|
| Scarlet fever |
30
|
64
|
321
|
| Typhus |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Influenza |
73
|
34
|
36
|
| Whooping cough |
553
|
316
|
177
|
| Diphtheria |
44
|
109
|
423
|
| Pyrexia |
1
|
0
|
1
|
| Enteric fever |
1
|
1
|
2
|
| Diarrhoea & Dysentery |
2,404
|
300
|
53
|
| Pulmonary tuberculosis |
29
|
38
|
35
|
| Phthisis (not otherwise defined) |
16
|
8
|
18
|
| Tuberculous meningitis |
204
|
180
|
220
|
| Tuberculous peritonitis |
135
|
57
|
63
|
| Tabes mesenterica |
144
|
26
|
7
|
| Other tuberculous diseases |
179
|
54
|
48
|
| Cancer |
2
|
1
|
13
|
| Septic diseases |
82
|
3
|
7
|
| Rheumatic fever & Rheumatism of heart |
6
|
1
|
15
|
| Pneumonia |
1,432
|
717
|
408
|
| Bronchitis |
1,073
|
277
|
110
|
| Childbirth & Puerperal fever |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Violence |
358
|
61
|
149
|
| Other Causes |
8,781
|
687
|
520
|
| Sex = Female | Age between birth & 5 in three bands | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Death (RG 1900s DS definition) | 0 | 1 | 2 to 4 |
| Small-pox |
17
|
3
|
19
|
| Measles |
240
|
433
|
397
|
| Scarlet fever |
19
|
62
|
267
|
| Typhus |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Influenza |
41
|
25
|
29
|
| Whooping cough |
632
|
392
|
277
|
| Diphtheria |
21
|
110
|
422
|
| Pyrexia |
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Enteric fever |
0
|
2
|
4
|
| Diarrhoea & Dysentery |
2,054
|
289
|
57
|
| Pulmonary tuberculosis |
29
|
36
|
27
|
| Phthisis (not otherwise defined) |
13
|
10
|
19
|
| Tuberculous meningitis |
148
|
141
|
182
|
| Tuberculous peritonitis |
101
|
42
|
36
|
| Tabes mesenterica |
92
|
27
|
9
|
| Other tuberculous diseases |
122
|
51
|
58
|
| Cancer |
1
|
0
|
6
|
| Septic diseases |
75
|
7
|
2
|
| Rheumatic fever & Rheumatism of heart |
2
|
0
|
6
|
| Pneumonia |
1,045
|
611
|
404
|
| Bronchitis |
892
|
228
|
102
|
| Childbirth & Puerperal fever |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Violence |
348
|
54
|
104
|
| Other Causes |
6,556
|
537
|
441
|
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| Date: | Source: |
|---|---|
| 1901 - 1910 | Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) , |
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Cause of Death as reported by the Registrar General's Decennial Supplement, 1901-10, cross-tabulated by age and sex for children under 5. In this decade, deaths in the years 2 to 4 were combined.