Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850	58,457	4,474
31 Dec 1851	61,517	4,640
31 Dec 1852	63,251	4,736
31 Dec 1853	62,225	4,546
31 Dec 1854	64,037	4,615
31 Dec 1855	64,380	4,749
31 Dec 1856	65,888	4,960
31 Dec 1857	65,705	5,154
31 Dec 1858	63,893	5,181
31 Dec 1859	67,209	5,267
31 Dec 1860	68,264	5,222
31 Dec 1861	68,338	5,137
31 Dec 1862	70,723	5,223
31 Dec 1863	72,345	5,552
31 Dec 1864	74,767	5,729
31 Dec 1865	76,248	5,696
31 Dec 1866	76,409	5,440
31 Dec 1867	78,717	5,389
31 Dec 1868	80,520	5,587
31 Dec 1869	79,637	5,389
31 Dec 1870	83,157	5,627
31 Dec 1871	83,694	5,652
31 Dec 1872	87,004	5,524
31 Dec 1873	89,488	5,316
31 Dec 1874	93,313	5,377
31 Dec 1875	93,848	5,016
31 Dec 1876	100,696	5,155
31 Dec 1877	100,816	5,328
31 Dec 1878	100,402	5,404
31 Dec 1879	95,810	5,193
31 Dec 1880	96,096	5,248
31 Dec 1881	94,833	5,597
31 Dec 1882	94,995	5,345
31 Dec 1883	93,923	5,326
31 Dec 1884	96,318	5,367
31 Dec 1885	93,700	5,306
31 Dec 1886	94,164	5,314
31 Dec 1887	92,748	5,239
31 Dec 1888	91,946	4,989
31 Dec 1889	93,641	5,049
31 Dec 1890	92,824	4,770
31 Dec 1891	97,042	4,898
31 Dec 1892	96,172	4,681
31 Dec 1893	97,100	4,775
31 Dec 1894	94,840	4,735
31 Dec 1895	98,244	4,746
31 Dec 1896	96,898	4,861
31 Dec 1897	99,247	4,862
31 Dec 1898	98,812	4,897
31 Dec 1899	99,826	4,682
31 Dec 1900	99,908	4,697
31 Dec 1901	100,568	4,643
31 Dec 1902	100,076	4,610
31 Dec 1903	101,295	4,666
31 Dec 1904	99,399	4,703
31 Dec 1905	97,330	4,673
31 Dec 1906	98,263	4,672
31 Dec 1907	96,531	4,306
31 Dec 1908	100,112	4,728
31 Dec 1909	96,235	4,667
31 Dec 1910	94,801	4,513

Date:	Source:
1850 - 1910	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) ,

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