Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911	33,713	1,028
31 Dec 1912	32,986	1,066
31 Dec 1913	33,897	1,104
31 Dec 1914	34,254	1,114
31 Dec 1915	31,905	1,057
31 Dec 1916	29,192	976
31 Dec 1917	26,357	966
31 Dec 1918	27,347	1,060
31 Dec 1919	26,881	1,066
31 Dec 1920	34,250	1,277
31 Dec 1922	28,834	970
31 Dec 1923	28,739	904
31 Dec 1924	28,523	919
31 Dec 1925	27,173	816
31 Dec 1926	25,494	821
31 Dec 1927	22,193	767
31 Dec 1928	22,215	799
31 Dec 1929	20,967	846
31 Dec 1930	20,653	832
31 Dec 1931	19,882	751
31 Dec 1932	19,078	704
31 Dec 1933	18,525	698
31 Dec 1934	18,848	724
31 Dec 1935	18,276	651
31 Dec 1936	17,567	562
31 Dec 1937	17,133	555
31 Dec 1938	17,307	560
31 Dec 1939	17,327	562
31 Dec 1940	18,119	577
31 Dec 1941	17,872	685
31 Dec 1942	19,363	777
31 Dec 1943	19,151	929
31 Dec 1944	20,905	1,259
31 Dec 1945	18,336	1,333
31 Dec 1946	21,803	1,045
31 Dec 1947	23,608	904
31 Dec 1948	21,686	793
31 Dec 1949	20,351	717
31 Dec 1950	19,383	757
31 Dec 1951	18,975	657
31 Dec 1952	18,929	710
31 Dec 1953	19,082	698
31 Dec 1954	18,727	616
31 Dec 1955	18,039	611
31 Dec 1956	18,868	650
31 Dec 1957	19,658	688
31 Dec 1963	21,443	1,120
31 Dec 1964	21,353	1,264
31 Dec 1965	20,564	1,284
31 Dec 1966	19,770	1,408
31 Dec 1967	19,236	1,422
31 Dec 1968	19,046	1,498
31 Dec 1969	18,587	1,428
31 Dec 1970	18,375	1,396
31 Dec 1971	18,690	1,461
31 Dec 1972	17,061	1,511
31 Dec 1973	16,047	1,428

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

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