Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911	5,357	135
31 Dec 1912	5,103	160
31 Dec 1913	5,218	146
31 Dec 1914	5,478	139
31 Dec 1915	4,843	149
31 Dec 1916	4,383	125
31 Dec 1917	4,045	133
31 Dec 1918	4,219	163
31 Dec 1919	4,044	138
31 Dec 1920	4,956	186
31 Dec 1922	3,950	153
31 Dec 1923	3,783	114
31 Dec 1924	3,825	144
31 Dec 1925	3,604	105
31 Dec 1926	3,111	121
31 Dec 1927	2,666	84
31 Dec 1928	2,583	117
31 Dec 1929	2,505	106
31 Dec 1930	2,367	97
31 Dec 1931	2,332	98
31 Dec 1932	2,306	86
31 Dec 1933	2,135	78
31 Dec 1934	2,146	107
31 Dec 1935	2,077	93
31 Dec 1936	1,916	70
31 Dec 1937	1,751	55
31 Dec 1938	1,664	68
31 Dec 1939	1,709	50
31 Dec 1940	1,780	61
31 Dec 1941	1,837	53
31 Dec 1942	1,998	81
31 Dec 1943	1,883	82
31 Dec 1944	1,989	102
31 Dec 1945	1,940	125
31 Dec 1946	2,088	107
31 Dec 1947	2,223	79
31 Dec 1948	2,017	67
31 Dec 1949	1,837	51
31 Dec 1950	1,748	66
31 Dec 1951	1,651	54
31 Dec 1952	1,642	60
31 Dec 1953	1,633	48
31 Dec 1954	1,506	39
31 Dec 1955	1,459	39
31 Dec 1956	1,509	47
31 Dec 1957	1,594	49
31 Dec 1963	1,591	55
31 Dec 1964	1,557	60
31 Dec 1965	1,509	75
31 Dec 1966	1,375	63
31 Dec 1967	1,367	58
31 Dec 1968	1,233	87
31 Dec 1969	1,276	76
31 Dec 1970	1,204	82
31 Dec 1971	1,310	85
31 Dec 1972	1,158	88
31 Dec 1973	1,036	79

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

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