- There were 331 registration districts in the island on the 31st of December, 1955
- For the year 1955, 229 Registrars were local Postmistresses and 19 Postal agents. The rest (83) were private individuals
- There were in the island at the 31st December, 1955, 587 duly appointed Marriage Officers (representing over 70 different religious denominations operating in this Colony) and 14 Civil Registrars of Marriages
- The total number of registrations effected during 1953 was as follows:-
| 1955 | |
| Births | 55,767 |
| Deaths | 15,328 |
| Marriages | 8,746 |
| Total | 79,841 |
- Of the 55,767 registrations of births, 5834 had occurred before 1955 and only 49,933 during the year itself
- During the year 47,511 searches were made in the Registers of Births, Deaths and Marriages and in the Civil Status Records of Marriages, Baptisms and Burials prior to 1880
- Other registrations during 1955 was as follows:-
| Registrations | Number of Registrations During Year | Number of Registrations as at December 31, 1955 |
Medical Practitioners | 33 | 440 |
Dental Practitioners | 4 | 93 |
Midwives | 65 | 2040 |
Opticians | 1 | 29 |
Businesses | 3,315 | 26574 |
Designs | 2 | 88 |
Trade Marks | 182 | 4805 |
Books | 2 | 2 |
Provident Societies | 2 | 160 |