Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911	10,834	630
31 Dec 1912	10,700	613
31 Dec 1913	10,693	658
31 Dec 1914	10,613	638
31 Dec 1915	9,916	594
31 Dec 1916	9,240	617
31 Dec 1917	7,429	524
31 Dec 1918	7,566	615
31 Dec 1919	7,901	624
31 Dec 1920	11,719	665
31 Dec 1922	9,777	571
31 Dec 1923	9,625	517
31 Dec 1924	9,254	479
31 Dec 1925	8,997	491
31 Dec 1926	8,722	496
31 Dec 1927	8,606	502
31 Dec 1928	8,468	499
31 Dec 1929	8,432	488
31 Dec 1930	8,477	490
31 Dec 1931	8,222	453
31 Dec 1932	8,184	461
31 Dec 1933	7,799	430
31 Dec 1934	7,991	426
31 Dec 1935	7,974	428
31 Dec 1936	8,045	445
31 Dec 1937	8,016	440
31 Dec 1938	8,092	487
31 Dec 1939	7,916	444
31 Dec 1940	7,325	431
31 Dec 1941	6,476	469
31 Dec 1942	6,753	538
31 Dec 1943	6,869	623
31 Dec 1944	7,832	782
31 Dec 1945	7,227	917
31 Dec 1946	10,004	877
31 Dec 1947	10,897	743
31 Dec 1948	9,424	606
31 Dec 1949	8,978	532
31 Dec 1950	8,557	530
31 Dec 1951	8,257	454
31 Dec 1952	8,285	466
31 Dec 1953	8,516	434
31 Dec 1954	8,135	441
31 Dec 1955	8,056	420
31 Dec 1956	8,310	413
31 Dec 1957	8,365	431
31 Dec 1963	9,198	636
31 Dec 1964	9,291	681
31 Dec 1965	8,960	758
31 Dec 1966	8,678	722
31 Dec 1967	8,670	773
31 Dec 1968	8,258	738
31 Dec 1969	8,082	800
31 Dec 1970	7,928	747
31 Dec 1971	8,050	773
31 Dec 1972	7,644	790
31 Dec 1973	7,006	752

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

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