Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911	8,869	555
31 Dec 1912	8,804	579
31 Dec 1913	8,717	572
31 Dec 1914	8,579	539
31 Dec 1915	8,166	497
31 Dec 1916	7,878	533
31 Dec 1917	6,593	518
31 Dec 1918	7,055	575
31 Dec 1919	7,073	560
31 Dec 1920	9,483	584
31 Dec 1922	8,046	525
31 Dec 1923	7,861	496
31 Dec 1924	7,652	461
31 Dec 1925	7,353	461
31 Dec 1926	7,172	457
31 Dec 1927	6,797	454
31 Dec 1928	6,811	478
31 Dec 1929	6,689	466
31 Dec 1930	6,710	477
31 Dec 1931	6,462	436
31 Dec 1932	6,404	421
31 Dec 1933	6,102	391
31 Dec 1934	6,244	434
31 Dec 1935	6,378	388
31 Dec 1936	6,305	357
31 Dec 1937	6,239	365
31 Dec 1938	6,383	373
31 Dec 1939	6,388	389
31 Dec 1940	6,476	380
31 Dec 1941	6,466	482
31 Dec 1942	6,788	519
31 Dec 1943	7,123	630
31 Dec 1944	7,979	741
31 Dec 1945	7,077	824
31 Dec 1946	8,443	726
31 Dec 1947	9,137	677
31 Dec 1948	8,278	585
31 Dec 1949	7,906	501
31 Dec 1950	7,612	497
31 Dec 1951	7,494	467
31 Dec 1952	7,445	410
31 Dec 1953	7,544	428
31 Dec 1954	7,560	421
31 Dec 1955	7,514	418
31 Dec 1956	7,771	451
31 Dec 1957	7,887	411
31 Dec 1963	9,193	586
31 Dec 1964	9,488	734
31 Dec 1965	9,188	765
31 Dec 1966	7,789	652
31 Dec 1967	7,518	722
31 Dec 1968	7,563	725
31 Dec 1969	7,550	767
31 Dec 1970	7,199	701
31 Dec 1971	7,315	663
31 Dec 1972	6,636	640
31 Dec 1973	6,244	632

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

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