Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911	6,193	279
31 Dec 1912	6,007	246
31 Dec 1913	6,151	229
31 Dec 1914	6,060	282
31 Dec 1915	5,772	277
31 Dec 1916	5,640	329
31 Dec 1917	4,294	310
31 Dec 1918	4,346	305
31 Dec 1919	4,447	336
31 Dec 1920	6,961	322
31 Dec 1922	5,594	231
31 Dec 1923	5,592	226
31 Dec 1924	5,260	236
31 Dec 1925	5,264	217
31 Dec 1926	5,254	221
31 Dec 1927	5,147	204
31 Dec 1928	5,453	213
31 Dec 1929	5,380	240
31 Dec 1930	5,677	235
31 Dec 1931	5,669	230
31 Dec 1932	5,427	231
31 Dec 1933	5,528	207
31 Dec 1934	5,739	208
31 Dec 1935	5,938	226
31 Dec 1936	6,400	265
31 Dec 1937	6,698	259
31 Dec 1938	7,139	243
31 Dec 1939	7,306	271
31 Dec 1940	7,368	293
31 Dec 1941	7,246	373
31 Dec 1942	8,706	430
31 Dec 1943	8,529	499
31 Dec 1944	9,517	680
31 Dec 1945	7,926	747
31 Dec 1946	9,920	619
31 Dec 1947	10,515	470
31 Dec 1948	9,191	489
31 Dec 1949	9,121	421
31 Dec 1950	8,748	368
31 Dec 1951	8,787	382
31 Dec 1952	8,991	431
31 Dec 1953	9,448	380
31 Dec 1954	10,055	401
31 Dec 1955	10,527	439
31 Dec 1956	11,374	445
31 Dec 1957	12,136	417
31 Dec 1963	15,219	770
31 Dec 1964	15,553	825
31 Dec 1965	14,616	852
31 Dec 1966	14,183	867
31 Dec 1967	13,656	916
31 Dec 1968	13,526	951
31 Dec 1969	13,401	899
31 Dec 1970	13,467	803
31 Dec 1971	13,237	825
31 Dec 1972	12,684	761
31 Dec 1973	11,669	724

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

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