HC Deb 08 May 1947 vol 437 cc84-5W
Mr. Palmer

asked the Attorney-General the number of divorce petitions filed for each year since 1914; and the number of judicial separation orders made by the High Court in each year since 1914.

The Attorney-General

The information for which my hon. Friend asks is contained in the following table:

Divorce Petitions Filed. Decrees for Judicial Separation.
1075 1914 22
1043(2) 1915 37
1255(2) 1916 22
1423 1917 30
2323 1918 37
5085 1919 30
4481 1920 40
2790 1921 46
2388 1922 46
2762 1923 50
2913 1924 34
2973 1925 36
3548 1926 29
4195 1927 39
3954 1928 38
3889 1929 31
4159 1930 25
4309 1931 28
4352 1932 29
4681 1933 34
4727 1934 23
5157 1935 27
5575 1936 22
5750 1937 32
9970 1938 25
8517 1939 22
6915 1940 23
8079 1941 21
11613 1942 31
14887 1943 33
18490 1944 31
24857 1945 43
41708 1946 39
(1) The figures given relate to petitions for divorce only; they do not include petitions for nullity of marriage.
(2) The figures for these years are of the cases actually set down for trial.