Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911	8,224	545
31 Dec 1912	8,070	580
31 Dec 1913	7,902	551
31 Dec 1914	7,527	523
31 Dec 1915	7,176	587
31 Dec 1916	7,046	704
31 Dec 1917	5,690	685
31 Dec 1918	6,363	770
31 Dec 1919	6,156	692
31 Dec 1920	9,616	675
31 Dec 1922	7,404	494
31 Dec 1923	7,153	455
31 Dec 1924	6,724	434
31 Dec 1925	6,732	417
31 Dec 1926	6,582	462
31 Dec 1927	6,293	414
31 Dec 1928	6,490	430
31 Dec 1929	6,399	432
31 Dec 1930	6,430	462
31 Dec 1931	6,320	422
31 Dec 1932	6,348	444
31 Dec 1933	6,098	407
31 Dec 1934	6,386	463
31 Dec 1935	6,349	413
31 Dec 1936	6,509	426
31 Dec 1937	6,438	413
31 Dec 1938	6,493	435
31 Dec 1939	6,491	409
31 Dec 1940	6,241	388
31 Dec 1941	5,697	496
31 Dec 1942	6,706	673
31 Dec 1943	6,644	930
31 Dec 1944	7,167	1,088
31 Dec 1945	6,865	1,069
31 Dec 1946	9,419	894
31 Dec 1947	10,056	742
31 Dec 1948	8,449	671
31 Dec 1949	7,972	536
31 Dec 1950	7,639	571
31 Dec 1951	7,077	467
31 Dec 1952	7,091	471
31 Dec 1953	6,928	433
31 Dec 1954	6,953	459
31 Dec 1955	6,762	414
31 Dec 1956	6,997	436
31 Dec 1957	7,223	419
31 Dec 1963	8,627	800
31 Dec 1964	8,805	863
31 Dec 1965	8,737	978
31 Dec 1966	8,784	1,006
31 Dec 1967	8,676	1,010
31 Dec 1968	8,481	979
31 Dec 1969	8,352	909
31 Dec 1970	8,168	878
31 Dec 1971	8,426	849
31 Dec 1972	7,744	797
31 Dec 1973	7,545	715

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

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