Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911	9,974	597
31 Dec 1912	9,848	588
31 Dec 1913	10,036	569
31 Dec 1914	10,180	567
31 Dec 1915	9,337	544
31 Dec 1916	8,880	552
31 Dec 1917	6,994	578
31 Dec 1918	6,868	527
31 Dec 1919	7,004	562
31 Dec 1920	10,595	636
31 Dec 1922	8,748	510
31 Dec 1923	8,247	438
31 Dec 1924	8,139	426
31 Dec 1925	7,765	422
31 Dec 1926	7,626	442
31 Dec 1927	7,423	371
31 Dec 1928	7,275	392
31 Dec 1929	7,015	415
31 Dec 1930	7,187	378
31 Dec 1931	6,860	360
31 Dec 1932	6,626	376
31 Dec 1933	6,306	337
31 Dec 1934	6,814	381
31 Dec 1935	6,845	365
31 Dec 1936	6,950	388
31 Dec 1937	6,875	405
31 Dec 1938	7,181	430
31 Dec 1939	6,692	383
31 Dec 1940	6,558	402
31 Dec 1941	6,124	450
31 Dec 1942	6,692	473
31 Dec 1943	6,988	574
31 Dec 1944	7,914	687
31 Dec 1945	6,834	843
31 Dec 1946	9,150	772
31 Dec 1947	10,107	715
31 Dec 1948	8,661	596
31 Dec 1949	7,854	553
31 Dec 1950	7,663	560
31 Dec 1951	7,464	522
31 Dec 1952	7,235	529
31 Dec 1953	7,452	535
31 Dec 1954	7,095	489
31 Dec 1955	7,149	505
31 Dec 1956	7,612	498
31 Dec 1957	7,868	535
31 Dec 1963	8,649	877
31 Dec 1964	8,656	977
31 Dec 1965	8,212	995
31 Dec 1966	8,056	1,046
31 Dec 1967	7,609	996
31 Dec 1968	7,455	1,054
31 Dec 1969	7,048	1,080
31 Dec 1970	7,106	1,093
31 Dec 1971	6,749	1,093
31 Dec 1972	6,071	1,032
31 Dec 1973	5,535	987

Date:	Source:
1911 - 1920	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) ,
1922 - 1973	Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) ,

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