Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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Page 71
... cent were earning less than 6s . a week ; 25 per cent were unpaid ( meaning that they were children falling into the category of ' schoolgirls ' described below ) ; and approximately 12 per cent earned between 10s . and £ 1 a week . Of ...
... cent were earning less than 6s . a week ; 25 per cent were unpaid ( meaning that they were children falling into the category of ' schoolgirls ' described below ) ; and approximately 12 per cent earned between 10s . and £ 1 a week . Of ...
Page 85
... cent , British Guiana's in the same year was 48.4 per cent , and Bermuda's in 1941 was 19.08 per cent.1 In the following table mothers are classified according to their marital status.2 TABLE II Mothers . Children born . Number Per cent ...
... cent , British Guiana's in the same year was 48.4 per cent , and Bermuda's in 1941 was 19.08 per cent.1 In the following table mothers are classified according to their marital status.2 TABLE II Mothers . Children born . Number Per cent ...
Page 129
... cent of the children attend school , and 19.4 per cent do not . For Portland the total population of school children between seven and fourteen is 11,466 , of which 85.7 per cent attend school , and 14.3 per cent do not . These figures ...
... cent of the children attend school , and 19.4 per cent do not . For Portland the total population of school children between seven and fourteen is 11,466 , of which 85.7 per cent attend school , and 14.3 per cent do not . These figures ...
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