Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911	41,165	1,674
31 Dec 1912	41,263	1,655
31 Dec 1913	41,673	1,635
31 Dec 1914	43,285	1,645
31 Dec 1915	39,103	1,641
31 Dec 1916	35,645	1,604
31 Dec 1917	31,735	1,593
31 Dec 1918	33,856	1,889
31 Dec 1919	35,591	1,873
31 Dec 1920	43,625	2,069
31 Dec 1922	38,358	1,539
31 Dec 1923	37,503	1,438
31 Dec 1924	37,513	1,410
31 Dec 1925	35,762	1,384
31 Dec 1926	34,120	1,367
31 Dec 1927	30,380	1,244
31 Dec 1928	30,787	1,324
31 Dec 1929	29,401	1,211
31 Dec 1930	30,357	1,283
31 Dec 1931	28,524	1,201
31 Dec 1932	27,841	1,134
31 Dec 1933	25,618	1,010
31 Dec 1934	25,844	928
31 Dec 1935	25,388	882
31 Dec 1936	24,660	868
31 Dec 1937	24,219	909
31 Dec 1938	24,193	867
31 Dec 1939	23,620	898
31 Dec 1940	23,080	899
31 Dec 1941	21,544	982
31 Dec 1942	22,297	1,091
31 Dec 1943	22,961	1,301
31 Dec 1944	26,609	1,574
31 Dec 1945	23,629	1,746
31 Dec 1946	29,041	1,579
31 Dec 1947	30,892	1,344
31 Dec 1948	28,053	1,256
31 Dec 1949	26,647	1,093
31 Dec 1950	25,605	1,010
31 Dec 1951	25,073	922
31 Dec 1952	24,952	912
31 Dec 1953	25,542	919
31 Dec 1954	24,997	855
31 Dec 1955	25,111	852
31 Dec 1956	25,939	869
31 Dec 1957	27,204	885
31 Dec 1963	27,047	1,360
31 Dec 1964	27,101	1,403
31 Dec 1965	26,341	1,578
31 Dec 1966	25,559	1,500
31 Dec 1967	24,795	1,797
31 Dec 1968	21,879	1,661
31 Dec 1969	21,042	1,609
31 Dec 1970	21,117	1,638
31 Dec 1971	21,247	1,708
31 Dec 1972	19,156	1,752
31 Dec 1973	17,442	1,631

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

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