Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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Page 85
... figures were 21.4 per cent , and in St. Mary 24.4 per cent . These two parishes are the eastern and western neighbours of Portland . Both are notorious for Obeah practices and appear to exhibit a high degree of social disorganization ...
... figures were 21.4 per cent , and in St. Mary 24.4 per cent . These two parishes are the eastern and western neighbours of Portland . Both are notorious for Obeah practices and appear to exhibit a high degree of social disorganization ...
Page 94
... figures as it is very probable that many Chinese returned as married have separate estab- lishments for their concubines . The figures also include the number of Chinese coloured as well as pure Chinese , so no accurate statistical ...
... figures as it is very probable that many Chinese returned as married have separate estab- lishments for their concubines . The figures also include the number of Chinese coloured as well as pure Chinese , so no accurate statistical ...
Page 113
Fernando Henriques. The actual figures for Kingston are 19,887 male , and 14,902 female heads of households . The individual figures for each parish give approximately a third of the heads of households as female . If the single , common ...
Fernando Henriques. The actual figures for Kingston are 19,887 male , and 14,902 female heads of households . The individual figures for each parish give approximately a third of the heads of households as female . If the single , common ...
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