Numbers
Average entries were:
- 1940s - 1688
- 1950s - 1548
- 1960s - 1724
- 1970s - 1415
- 1980s - 1136
- 1990s - 1117
Since the turn of the millennium entries have been.
For the year
- 2000 - 716
- 2001 - 676
- 2002 - 539
- 2003 - 747
- 2004 - 733
- 2005 - 696
- 2006 - 526
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