Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911	11,780	456
31 Dec 1912	8,578	426
31 Dec 1913	8,698	394
31 Dec 1914	8,569	351
31 Dec 1915	8,040	367
31 Dec 1916	7,639	340
31 Dec 1917	6,557	321
31 Dec 1918	6,780	374
31 Dec 1919	6,744	357
31 Dec 1920	9,548	388
31 Dec 1922	7,927	317
31 Dec 1923	7,672	262
31 Dec 1924	7,402	287
31 Dec 1925	7,383	294
31 Dec 1926	7,219	287
31 Dec 1927	6,826	281
31 Dec 1928	6,815	291
31 Dec 1929	6,624	279
31 Dec 1930	6,677	314
31 Dec 1931	6,733	260
31 Dec 1932	6,474	225
31 Dec 1933	6,024	230
31 Dec 1934	6,256	231
31 Dec 1935	6,468	227
31 Dec 1936	6,771	231
31 Dec 1937	6,794	215
31 Dec 1938	6,924	250
31 Dec 1939	7,198	253
31 Dec 1940	7,020	253
31 Dec 1941	7,237	305
31 Dec 1942	8,204	367
31 Dec 1943	8,477	455
31 Dec 1944	9,354	582
31 Dec 1945	7,893	735
31 Dec 1946	8,813	598
31 Dec 1947	9,423	484
31 Dec 1948	8,646	461
31 Dec 1949	8,393	439
31 Dec 1950	7,929	376
31 Dec 1951	7,763	354
31 Dec 1952	8,014	331
31 Dec 1953	7,914	357
31 Dec 1954	7,597	324
31 Dec 1955	7,716	280
31 Dec 1956	8,030	286
31 Dec 1957	8,303	310
31 Dec 1963	9,710	544
31 Dec 1964	10,233	571
31 Dec 1965	10,303	613
31 Dec 1966	10,633	637
31 Dec 1967	10,936	722
31 Dec 1968	10,749	728
31 Dec 1969	10,677	704
31 Dec 1970	11,013	683
31 Dec 1971	10,954	677
31 Dec 1972	10,105	623
31 Dec 1973	9,568	582

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

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