Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850	4,514	227
31 Dec 1851	4,715	266
31 Dec 1852	4,986	286
31 Dec 1853	5,045	269
31 Dec 1854	5,450	267
31 Dec 1855	5,632	291
31 Dec 1856	5,675	304
31 Dec 1857	5,584	303
31 Dec 1858	5,818	302
31 Dec 1859	5,807	320
31 Dec 1860	5,891	322
31 Dec 1861	5,680	350
31 Dec 1862	5,569	276
31 Dec 1863	5,804	361
31 Dec 1864	6,050	362
31 Dec 1865	6,060	321
31 Dec 1866	5,891	372
31 Dec 1867	6,039	373
31 Dec 1868	5,574	359
31 Dec 1869	5,396	310
31 Dec 1870	5,691	365
31 Dec 1871	5,541	309
31 Dec 1872	6,010	330
31 Dec 1873	6,208	303
31 Dec 1874	6,289	333
31 Dec 1875	5,950	288
31 Dec 1876	6,524	263
31 Dec 1877	6,150	275
31 Dec 1878	5,933	270
31 Dec 1879	5,757	247
31 Dec 1880	5,523	255

Date:	Source:
1850 - 1880	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) ,

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