At the 31^st of December 1953, the island of Jamaica was divided into 320 separate districts, each in charge of a Registrar, for the purpose of effecting the registration of births and deaths as they occur. In 214  of those districts the Registrar of Births and Deaths was also the Postmistress in charge of the local Post Office

There were in the island at the 31^st December, 1953, 522 duly appointed Marriage Officers (representing 72 different religious denominations operating in this Colony) and 14 Civil Registrars of Marriages

The denomination with the largest number of Marriage Officers was the Church of England in Jamaica with 74, followed by the Roman Catholic with 55 and the Baptists with 53

The total number of registrations effected during 1953 was as follows:-Figures for the previous two years are shown for comparison)

Of the 51,217 registrations of births, 79 were re-registrations of persons, who had been legitimated since birth and who were granted re-registration under Section 49A of the Registration (Births and Deaths) Law Chapter 121

During the year 22,635 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; 24357 certified copies of these entries were made

Other registrations during 1953 was as follows:-