Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911	21,662	793
31 Dec 1912	21,624	825
31 Dec 1913	21,813	798
31 Dec 1914	22,317	836
31 Dec 1915	20,832	789
31 Dec 1916	19,831	866
31 Dec 1917	17,083	823
31 Dec 1918	16,275	858
31 Dec 1919	17,766	928
31 Dec 1920	24,020	1,019
31 Dec 1922	20,705	762
31 Dec 1923	19,922	773
31 Dec 1924	19,752	807
31 Dec 1925	18,851	741
31 Dec 1926	18,982	810
31 Dec 1927	18,185	835
31 Dec 1928	18,238	882
31 Dec 1929	18,046	842
31 Dec 1930	18,002	879
31 Dec 1931	17,771	855
31 Dec 1932	17,329	820
31 Dec 1933	16,195	734
31 Dec 1934	16,814	779
31 Dec 1935	16,593	754
31 Dec 1936	16,596	807
31 Dec 1937	15,968	760
31 Dec 1938	15,404	771
31 Dec 1939	14,891	723
31 Dec 1940	14,325	691
31 Dec 1941	12,187	799
31 Dec 1942	12,883	863
31 Dec 1943	13,392	1,061
31 Dec 1944	14,324	1,299
31 Dec 1945	13,129	1,580
31 Dec 1946	17,352	1,320
31 Dec 1947	18,536	1,148
31 Dec 1948	16,669	1,008
31 Dec 1949	15,589	931
31 Dec 1950	15,290	975
31 Dec 1951	14,676	866
31 Dec 1952	14,967	873
31 Dec 1953	15,289	877
31 Dec 1954	14,881	839
31 Dec 1955	14,529	780
31 Dec 1956	15,200	806
31 Dec 1957	15,152	854
31 Dec 1963	14,599	1,081
31 Dec 1964	14,435	1,205
31 Dec 1965	13,276	1,219
31 Dec 1966	12,218	1,237
31 Dec 1967	11,287	1,296
31 Dec 1968	10,537	1,311
31 Dec 1969	9,978	1,290
31 Dec 1970	9,442	1,231
31 Dec 1971	8,420	1,131
31 Dec 1972	7,488	1,026
31 Dec 1973	6,425	986

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

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