Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911	21,338	981
31 Dec 1912	21,093	903
31 Dec 1913	21,616	944
31 Dec 1914	21,423	890
31 Dec 1915	20,180	829
31 Dec 1916	19,370	864
31 Dec 1917	16,447	875
31 Dec 1918	15,918	971
31 Dec 1919	16,564	976
31 Dec 1920	23,083	1,080
31 Dec 1922	18,631	835
31 Dec 1923	18,001	727
31 Dec 1924	17,462	719
31 Dec 1925	17,055	676
31 Dec 1926	17,208	656
31 Dec 1927	16,066	690
31 Dec 1928	16,179	644
31 Dec 1929	15,866	690
31 Dec 1930	15,991	636
31 Dec 1931	15,409	672
31 Dec 1932	14,821	604
31 Dec 1933	14,322	566
31 Dec 1934	15,097	622
31 Dec 1935	15,124	582
31 Dec 1936	15,502	572
31 Dec 1937	15,870	571
31 Dec 1938	16,319	541
31 Dec 1939	16,498	627
31 Dec 1940	16,684	698
31 Dec 1941	15,804	800
31 Dec 1942	17,450	936
31 Dec 1943	18,524	1,142
31 Dec 1944	20,096	1,365
31 Dec 1945	17,474	1,658
31 Dec 1946	21,315	1,373
31 Dec 1947	23,505	1,234
31 Dec 1948	20,427	1,076
31 Dec 1949	19,350	904
31 Dec 1950	18,746	891
31 Dec 1951	18,279	802
31 Dec 1952	18,304	818
31 Dec 1953	18,680	819
31 Dec 1954	18,402	808
31 Dec 1955	18,297	732
31 Dec 1956	19,516	807
31 Dec 1957	20,404	764
31 Dec 1963	25,005	1,181
31 Dec 1964	25,622	1,405
31 Dec 1965	25,027	1,493
31 Dec 1966	24,702	1,618
31 Dec 1967	24,452	1,846
31 Dec 1968	24,067	1,882
31 Dec 1969	23,349	1,875
31 Dec 1970	23,384	1,824
31 Dec 1971	23,881	1,866
31 Dec 1972	25,264	2,035
31 Dec 1973	19,958	1,738

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

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