Births by legitimacy

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Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911 2,756 Show data context 173 Show data context
31 Dec 1912 2,768 Show data context 149 Show data context
31 Dec 1913 2,799 Show data context 186 Show data context
31 Dec 1914 2,787 Show data context 155 Show data context
31 Dec 1915 2,552 Show data context 163 Show data context
31 Dec 1916 2,416 Show data context 189 Show data context
31 Dec 1917 2,098 Show data context 180 Show data context
31 Dec 1918 1,845 Show data context 169 Show data context
31 Dec 1919 2,072 Show data context 174 Show data context
31 Dec 1920 3,148 Show data context 187 Show data context
31 Dec 1922 2,622 Show data context 136 Show data context
31 Dec 1923 2,571 Show data context 130 Show data context
31 Dec 1924 2,264 Show data context 135 Show data context
31 Dec 1925 2,233 Show data context 119 Show data context
31 Dec 1926 2,069 Show data context 119 Show data context
31 Dec 1927 1,948 Show data context 128 Show data context
31 Dec 1928 2,114 Show data context 144 Show data context
31 Dec 1929 2,018 Show data context 144 Show data context
31 Dec 1930 2,012 Show data context 161 Show data context
31 Dec 1931 1,915 Show data context 158 Show data context
31 Dec 1932 1,807 Show data context 133 Show data context
31 Dec 1933 1,706 Show data context 121 Show data context
31 Dec 1934 1,674 Show data context 109 Show data context
31 Dec 1935 1,739 Show data context 139 Show data context
31 Dec 1936 1,784 Show data context 138 Show data context
31 Dec 1937 1,778 Show data context 135 Show data context
31 Dec 1938 1,715 Show data context 159 Show data context
31 Dec 1939 1,691 Show data context 138 Show data context
31 Dec 1940 1,466 Show data context 134 Show data context
31 Dec 1941 1,246 Show data context 120 Show data context
31 Dec 1942 1,429 Show data context 155 Show data context
31 Dec 1943 1,600 Show data context 180 Show data context
31 Dec 1944 1,610 Show data context 193 Show data context
31 Dec 1945 1,521 Show data context 219 Show data context
31 Dec 1946 2,150 Show data context 181 Show data context
31 Dec 1947 2,348 Show data context 178 Show data context
31 Dec 1948 1,945 Show data context 191 Show data context
31 Dec 1949 1,827 Show data context 142 Show data context
31 Dec 1950 1,862 Show data context 136 Show data context
31 Dec 1951 1,740 Show data context 146 Show data context
31 Dec 1952 1,621 Show data context 141 Show data context
31 Dec 1953 1,603 Show data context 138 Show data context
31 Dec 1954 1,645 Show data context 142 Show data context
31 Dec 1955 1,578 Show data context 133 Show data context
31 Dec 1956 1,645 Show data context 181 Show data context
31 Dec 1957 1,683 Show data context 210 Show data context
31 Dec 1963 2,083 Show data context 385 Show data context
31 Dec 1964 1,994 Show data context 405 Show data context
Date: Source:
1911 - 1920 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) ,
1922 - 1964 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) ,

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Legitimate and illegitimate births, combining both sexes.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Hammersmith MetB through time | Life & Death Statistics | Births by legitimacy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 23rd April 2024