Births by legitimacy

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Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911 3,959 Show data context 226 Show data context
31 Dec 1912 3,849 Show data context 215 Show data context
31 Dec 1913 3,959 Show data context 193 Show data context
31 Dec 1914 3,855 Show data context 202 Show data context
31 Dec 1915 3,685 Show data context 239 Show data context
31 Dec 1916 3,753 Show data context 252 Show data context
31 Dec 1917 3,014 Show data context 258 Show data context
31 Dec 1918 3,027 Show data context 288 Show data context
31 Dec 1919 3,095 Show data context 300 Show data context
31 Dec 1920 4,335 Show data context 275 Show data context
31 Dec 1922 3,541 Show data context 198 Show data context
31 Dec 1923 3,505 Show data context 161 Show data context
31 Dec 1924 3,263 Show data context 148 Show data context
31 Dec 1925 3,195 Show data context 131 Show data context
31 Dec 1926 3,097 Show data context 139 Show data context
31 Dec 1927 3,016 Show data context 147 Show data context
31 Dec 1928 2,986 Show data context 146 Show data context
31 Dec 1929 3,038 Show data context 124 Show data context
31 Dec 1930 2,975 Show data context 152 Show data context
31 Dec 1931 3,023 Show data context 131 Show data context
31 Dec 1932 2,994 Show data context 146 Show data context
31 Dec 1933 2,864 Show data context 124 Show data context
31 Dec 1934 3,140 Show data context 140 Show data context
31 Dec 1935 3,268 Show data context 153 Show data context
31 Dec 1936 3,519 Show data context 159 Show data context
31 Dec 1937 3,795 Show data context 152 Show data context
31 Dec 1938 3,973 Show data context 163 Show data context
31 Dec 1939 3,894 Show data context 191 Show data context
31 Dec 1940 3,920 Show data context 166 Show data context
31 Dec 1941 3,997 Show data context 226 Show data context
31 Dec 1942 4,599 Show data context 244 Show data context
31 Dec 1943 4,706 Show data context 284 Show data context
31 Dec 1944 5,528 Show data context 461 Show data context
31 Dec 1945 4,636 Show data context 453 Show data context
31 Dec 1946 5,005 Show data context 402 Show data context
31 Dec 1947 5,654 Show data context 330 Show data context
31 Dec 1948 4,886 Show data context 307 Show data context
31 Dec 1949 4,796 Show data context 243 Show data context
31 Dec 1950 4,635 Show data context 264 Show data context
31 Dec 1951 4,581 Show data context 244 Show data context
31 Dec 1952 4,431 Show data context 258 Show data context
31 Dec 1953 4,582 Show data context 245 Show data context
31 Dec 1954 4,678 Show data context 260 Show data context
31 Dec 1955 4,808 Show data context 248 Show data context
31 Dec 1956 5,132 Show data context 302 Show data context
31 Dec 1957 5,577 Show data context 280 Show data context
31 Dec 1963 8,474 Show data context 549 Show data context
31 Dec 1964 8,805 Show data context 569 Show data context
31 Dec 1965 8,874 Show data context 657 Show data context
31 Dec 1966 8,709 Show data context 681 Show data context
31 Dec 1967 8,356 Show data context 648 Show data context
31 Dec 1968 8,307 Show data context 656 Show data context
31 Dec 1969 8,220 Show data context 665 Show data context
31 Dec 1970 8,059 Show data context 609 Show data context
31 Dec 1971 8,134 Show data context 644 Show data context
31 Dec 1972 7,760 Show data context 574 Show data context
31 Dec 1973 7,316 Show data context 523 Show data context
Date: Source:
1911 - 1920 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) ,
1922 - 1973 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) ,

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Legitimate and illegitimate births, combining both sexes.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bedfordshire AdmC through time | Life & Death Statistics | Births by legitimacy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 25th April 2024