- At the 31st of December 1956, the island of Jamaica was divided into 331 separate districts, each in charge of a Registrar, for the purpose of effecting the registration of births and deaths as they occur. In 229 of these districts the Registrar of Births and Deaths was also the Postmistress in charge of the local Post Office and 19 Postal Agents
- 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 1956 was as follows:-
Registrations | 1956 |
Births | 58,177 |
Deaths | 14,670 |
Marriages | 9,538 |
| Total | 82,385 |
- Of the 58,177 registrations of births, 6,668 had occurred before 1956 and only 51,509 during the year itself
- During the year 47,282 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 1956 was as follows:-
Other Registrations - 1956 | Registrations During Year | Total Registered as at December 31, 1956 |
Provisional Medical Practitioners | 16 | 18 |
Medical Practitioners | 34 | 414 |
Dental Practitioners | 4 | 97 |
Midwives | 98 | 2136 |
Opticians | 0 | 29 |
Businesses | 2,219 | 28,212 |
Designs | 5 | 93 |
Trade Marks | 245 | 4999 |
Books | 8 | 8 |
Provident Societies | 5 | 163 |
Total | 2,634 | 36,169 |