Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911	12,085	550
31 Dec 1912	12,331	564
31 Dec 1913	12,683	608
31 Dec 1914	12,454	561
31 Dec 1915	11,627	512
31 Dec 1916	11,536	497
31 Dec 1917	10,517	507
31 Dec 1918	10,181	567
31 Dec 1919	9,848	497
31 Dec 1920	12,551	576
31 Dec 1922	10,381	421
31 Dec 1923	9,764	431
31 Dec 1924	9,356	355
31 Dec 1925	8,980	340
31 Dec 1926	8,680	331
31 Dec 1927	8,172	346
31 Dec 1928	8,140	295
31 Dec 1929	7,669	307
31 Dec 1930	7,568	262
31 Dec 1931	7,516	263
31 Dec 1932	7,130	260
31 Dec 1933	6,934	246
31 Dec 1934	7,261	264
31 Dec 1935	7,421	254
31 Dec 1936	7,662	224
31 Dec 1937	7,727	234
31 Dec 1938	7,871	273
31 Dec 1939	7,912	280
31 Dec 1940	7,462	240
31 Dec 1941	6,900	251
31 Dec 1942	7,669	296
31 Dec 1943	8,248	360
31 Dec 1944	9,663	448
31 Dec 1945	8,066	501
31 Dec 1946	9,620	429
31 Dec 1947	10,083	398
31 Dec 1948	8,738	373
31 Dec 1949	7,772	273
31 Dec 1950	7,148	281
31 Dec 1951	6,925	270
31 Dec 1952	6,794	231
31 Dec 1953	6,816	264
31 Dec 1954	6,645	232
31 Dec 1955	6,518	258
31 Dec 1956	6,791	258
31 Dec 1957	7,260	290
31 Dec 1963	7,779	566
31 Dec 1964	7,824	623
31 Dec 1965	7,786	697
31 Dec 1966	7,656	655
31 Dec 1967	8,123	753
31 Dec 1968	8,110	764
31 Dec 1969	7,738	727
31 Dec 1970	7,482	732
31 Dec 1971	7,119	756
31 Dec 1972	6,276	668
31 Dec 1973	5,440	570

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

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