Note 51 — Chapter VII · The Marriage of the Positive Girl and the Positive Man
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The proportion of those who do not wait, to those who do, may be judged to some extent from the following figures:—
Legitimate and illegitimate births in England and Wales during the nine years 1911-19.
Legitimate. Illegitimate.
1911. 843,505 37,633
1912. 835,209 37,528
1913. 843,981 37,909
1914. 841,767 37,329
1915. 778,369 36,245
1916. 747,381 37,689
1917. 631,189 37,157
1918. 621,209 41,452
1919. 650,562 41,876