Births by legitimacy

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Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911 6,956 Show data context 342 Show data context
31 Dec 1912 6,651 Show data context 383 Show data context
31 Dec 1913 6,712 Show data context 385 Show data context
31 Dec 1914 6,697 Show data context 335 Show data context
31 Dec 1915 6,256 Show data context 349 Show data context
31 Dec 1916 6,070 Show data context 368 Show data context
31 Dec 1917 4,884 Show data context 348 Show data context
31 Dec 1918 4,384 Show data context 353 Show data context
31 Dec 1919 5,175 Show data context 343 Show data context
31 Dec 1920 7,790 Show data context 382 Show data context
31 Dec 1922 6,052 Show data context 313 Show data context
31 Dec 1923 5,913 Show data context 329 Show data context
31 Dec 1924 5,570 Show data context 317 Show data context
31 Dec 1925 5,254 Show data context 289 Show data context
31 Dec 1926 5,037 Show data context 322 Show data context
31 Dec 1927 4,667 Show data context 304 Show data context
31 Dec 1928 4,699 Show data context 318 Show data context
31 Dec 1929 4,326 Show data context 297 Show data context
31 Dec 1930 4,460 Show data context 291 Show data context
31 Dec 1931 4,227 Show data context 296 Show data context
31 Dec 1932 4,029 Show data context 284 Show data context
31 Dec 1933 3,703 Show data context 239 Show data context
31 Dec 1934 3,756 Show data context 267 Show data context
31 Dec 1935 3,570 Show data context 254 Show data context
31 Dec 1936 3,617 Show data context 254 Show data context
31 Dec 1937 3,629 Show data context 244 Show data context
31 Dec 1938 3,581 Show data context 265 Show data context
31 Dec 1939 3,335 Show data context 232 Show data context
31 Dec 1940 3,039 Show data context 232 Show data context
31 Dec 1941 2,102 Show data context 149 Show data context
31 Dec 1942 2,556 Show data context 199 Show data context
31 Dec 1943 2,818 Show data context 263 Show data context
31 Dec 1944 2,753 Show data context 292 Show data context
31 Dec 1945 2,912 Show data context 333 Show data context
31 Dec 1946 4,395 Show data context 398 Show data context
31 Dec 1947 4,771 Show data context 360 Show data context
31 Dec 1948 3,998 Show data context 298 Show data context
31 Dec 1949 3,792 Show data context 316 Show data context
31 Dec 1950 3,568 Show data context 323 Show data context
31 Dec 1951 3,550 Show data context 279 Show data context
31 Dec 1952 3,375 Show data context 272 Show data context
31 Dec 1953 3,392 Show data context 254 Show data context
31 Dec 1954 3,399 Show data context 266 Show data context
31 Dec 1955 3,300 Show data context 293 Show data context
31 Dec 1956 3,562 Show data context 413 Show data context
31 Dec 1957 3,683 Show data context 505 Show data context
31 Dec 1963 4,582 Show data context 976 Show data context
31 Dec 1964 4,642 Show data context 938 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, Lambeth MetB through time | Life & Death Statistics | Births by legitimacy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 24th April 2024