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

Births by legitimacy

Data cube chart.

Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1911 7,819 Show data context 298 Show data context
31 Dec 1912 7,958 Show data context 340 Show data context
31 Dec 1913 7,902 Show data context 304 Show data context
31 Dec 1914 7,840 Show data context 329 Show data context
31 Dec 1915 7,299 Show data context 287 Show data context
31 Dec 1916 6,973 Show data context 289 Show data context
31 Dec 1917 5,537 Show data context 300 Show data context
31 Dec 1918 4,915 Show data context 315 Show data context
31 Dec 1919 5,774 Show data context 293 Show data context
31 Dec 1920 9,140 Show data context 332 Show data context
31 Dec 1922 7,273 Show data context 276 Show data context
31 Dec 1923 6,838 Show data context 279 Show data context
31 Dec 1924 6,455 Show data context 251 Show data context
31 Dec 1925 6,274 Show data context 272 Show data context
31 Dec 1926 6,037 Show data context 246 Show data context
31 Dec 1927 5,631 Show data context 232 Show data context
31 Dec 1928 5,561 Show data context 249 Show data context
31 Dec 1929 5,353 Show data context 284 Show data context
31 Dec 1930 5,420 Show data context 275 Show data context
31 Dec 1931 5,161 Show data context 245 Show data context
31 Dec 1932 4,865 Show data context 241 Show data context
31 Dec 1933 4,345 Show data context 226 Show data context
31 Dec 1934 4,454 Show data context 207 Show data context
31 Dec 1935 4,317 Show data context 207 Show data context
31 Dec 1936 4,404 Show data context 246 Show data context
31 Dec 1937 4,272 Show data context 244 Show data context
31 Dec 1938 4,209 Show data context 278 Show data context
31 Dec 1939 3,923 Show data context 245 Show data context
31 Dec 1940 3,578 Show data context 272 Show data context
31 Dec 1941 2,733 Show data context 205 Show data context
31 Dec 1942 3,134 Show data context 245 Show data context
31 Dec 1943 3,293 Show data context 271 Show data context
31 Dec 1944 3,536 Show data context 343 Show data context
31 Dec 1945 3,258 Show data context 445 Show data context
31 Dec 1946 4,862 Show data context 434 Show data context
31 Dec 1947 5,106 Show data context 432 Show data context
31 Dec 1948 4,279 Show data context 326 Show data context
31 Dec 1949 4,064 Show data context 326 Show data context
31 Dec 1950 3,822 Show data context 303 Show data context
31 Dec 1951 3,598 Show data context 274 Show data context
31 Dec 1952 3,582 Show data context 285 Show data context
31 Dec 1953 3,670 Show data context 294 Show data context
31 Dec 1954 3,736 Show data context 337 Show data context
31 Dec 1955 3,652 Show data context 359 Show data context
31 Dec 1956 3,914 Show data context 403 Show data context
31 Dec 1957 4,125 Show data context 449 Show data context
31 Dec 1963 4,826 Show data context 902 Show data context
31 Dec 1964 4,900 Show data context 875 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, Islington 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/10025837/cube/BIRTH_LEGIT

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026