Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850	1,563	48
31 Dec 1851	1,645	59
31 Dec 1852	1,791	65
31 Dec 1853	1,828	58
31 Dec 1854	1,936	80
31 Dec 1855	1,891	74
31 Dec 1856	1,868	76
31 Dec 1857	1,991	62
31 Dec 1858	2,032	79
31 Dec 1859	2,123	73
31 Dec 1860	2,169	73
31 Dec 1861	2,313	90
31 Dec 1862	2,409	98
31 Dec 1863	2,538	93
31 Dec 1864	2,914	145
31 Dec 1865	2,926	114
31 Dec 1866	3,205	138
31 Dec 1867	3,320	121
31 Dec 1868	3,583	151
31 Dec 1869	3,629	138
31 Dec 1870	3,614	138
31 Dec 1871	3,755	155
31 Dec 1872	4,147	144
31 Dec 1873	4,380	129
31 Dec 1874	4,438	148
31 Dec 1875	4,670	145
31 Dec 1876	5,139	145
31 Dec 1877	5,377	175
31 Dec 1878	5,733	169
31 Dec 1879	6,081	198
31 Dec 1880	6,477	203

Date:	Source:
1850 - 1880	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) ,

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