Hackney Metropolitan (London) Borough (MetB) : Births by legitimacy

Births by legitimacy

Data cube chart.

Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911 5,089 Show data context 138 Show data context
31 Dec 1912 5,200 Show data context 140 Show data context
31 Dec 1913 5,230 Show data context 161 Show data context
31 Dec 1914 5,339 Show data context 145 Show data context
31 Dec 1915 4,743 Show data context 128 Show data context
31 Dec 1916 4,869 Show data context 157 Show data context
31 Dec 1917 3,586 Show data context 164 Show data context
31 Dec 1918 3,090 Show data context 176 Show data context
31 Dec 1919 3,959 Show data context 182 Show data context
31 Dec 1920 5,866 Show data context 144 Show data context
31 Dec 1922 4,604 Show data context 139 Show data context
31 Dec 1923 4,343 Show data context 90 Show data context
31 Dec 1924 4,096 Show data context 118 Show data context
31 Dec 1925 3,977 Show data context 116 Show data context
31 Dec 1926 3,833 Show data context 116 Show data context
31 Dec 1927 3,396 Show data context 139 Show data context
31 Dec 1928 3,353 Show data context 124 Show data context
31 Dec 1929 3,294 Show data context 129 Show data context
31 Dec 1930 3,363 Show data context 152 Show data context
31 Dec 1931 3,237 Show data context 122 Show data context
31 Dec 1932 2,996 Show data context 118 Show data context
31 Dec 1933 2,898 Show data context 106 Show data context
31 Dec 1934 2,901 Show data context 112 Show data context
31 Dec 1935 2,858 Show data context 102 Show data context
31 Dec 1936 2,915 Show data context 103 Show data context
31 Dec 1937 2,753 Show data context 105 Show data context
31 Dec 1938 2,631 Show data context 114 Show data context
31 Dec 1939 2,635 Show data context 97 Show data context
31 Dec 1940 2,478 Show data context 87 Show data context
31 Dec 1941 1,693 Show data context 99 Show data context
31 Dec 1942 2,302 Show data context 96 Show data context
31 Dec 1943 2,450 Show data context 175 Show data context
31 Dec 1944 2,433 Show data context 138 Show data context
31 Dec 1945 2,326 Show data context 205 Show data context
31 Dec 1946 3,267 Show data context 184 Show data context
31 Dec 1947 3,463 Show data context 159 Show data context
31 Dec 1948 2,846 Show data context 150 Show data context
31 Dec 1949 2,594 Show data context 118 Show data context
31 Dec 1950 2,474 Show data context 118 Show data context
31 Dec 1951 2,449 Show data context 116 Show data context
31 Dec 1952 2,371 Show data context 116 Show data context
31 Dec 1953 2,350 Show data context 114 Show data context
31 Dec 1954 2,277 Show data context 118 Show data context
31 Dec 1955 2,201 Show data context 139 Show data context
31 Dec 1956 2,327 Show data context 173 Show data context
31 Dec 1957 2,370 Show data context 230 Show data context
31 Dec 1963 3,343 Show data context 641 Show data context
31 Dec 1964 3,383 Show data context 637 Show data context
Date Source
1911 - 1920 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) ,
1922 - 1964 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) ,

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Legitimate and illegitimate births, combining both sexes.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Hackney Metropolitan (London) Borough (MetB) through time | Historical Statistics on Life & Death | Births by legitimacy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10001810/cube/BIRTH_LEGIT

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026