Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911	5,931	411
31 Dec 1912	5,844	398
31 Dec 1913	5,599	399
31 Dec 1914	5,720	480
31 Dec 1915	5,176	370
31 Dec 1916	4,744	378
31 Dec 1917	3,823	406
31 Dec 1918	3,740	465
31 Dec 1919	4,353	456
31 Dec 1920	6,412	542
31 Dec 1922	5,261	362
31 Dec 1923	5,047	349
31 Dec 1924	4,895	318
31 Dec 1925	4,899	292
31 Dec 1926	4,606	326
31 Dec 1927	4,333	302
31 Dec 1928	4,371	340
31 Dec 1929	4,233	315
31 Dec 1930	4,231	303
31 Dec 1931	4,356	292
31 Dec 1932	4,139	291
31 Dec 1933	4,168	262
31 Dec 1934	4,164	227
31 Dec 1935	4,138	257
31 Dec 1936	4,025	221
31 Dec 1937	4,194	265
31 Dec 1938	4,075	258
31 Dec 1939	4,147	254
31 Dec 1940	4,111	237
31 Dec 1941	3,943	310
31 Dec 1942	4,318	364
31 Dec 1943	4,521	425
31 Dec 1944	5,119	614
31 Dec 1945	4,448	740
31 Dec 1946	5,692	553
31 Dec 1947	6,356	558
31 Dec 1948	5,429	436
31 Dec 1949	5,284	443
31 Dec 1950	4,994	386
31 Dec 1951	4,808	390
31 Dec 1952	4,801	378
31 Dec 1953	4,883	379
31 Dec 1954	4,601	370
31 Dec 1955	4,582	354
31 Dec 1956	4,778	394
31 Dec 1957	5,024	456
31 Dec 1963	5,535	843
31 Dec 1964	5,380	856
31 Dec 1965	5,180	872
31 Dec 1966	5,128	892
31 Dec 1967	4,802	900
31 Dec 1968	4,897	962
31 Dec 1969	4,540	911
31 Dec 1970	4,088	925
31 Dec 1971	4,171	931
31 Dec 1972	3,733	901
31 Dec 1973	3,517	815

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

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