HC Deb 29 July 1943 vol 391 c1780
64. Mr. Sexton

asked the Minister of Health whether he will give the total number of births for the years 1923, 1933 and 1942, stating for each year the number of births of illegitimate children?

Mr. E. Brown

Following are the figures for England and Wales:

Date Total live births Illegitimate live births
1923 … … 758,131 31,522
1933 … … 580,413 25,408
1942 … … 655,075 35,164

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