TUBERCULOSIS CASES.
INCIDENCE AMONG MAORIS
POOR LIVING CONDITIONS,
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
HASTINGS, this day.
"11l moving among my people during the last few years I have been perturbed to find that cases of tuberculosis are definitely more in number than in previous years," declared the Rt. Rev. F. A. Bennett, Bishop of Aotearoa, yesterday, in expressing concern at_ the increasing incidence of the disease among Maoris. Bishop Bennett gave as a reason for the increase the fact that the prevailing hard times had affected the Maoris to a very great extent, and their standard of living had been reduced considerably. They were unable to 'buy proper fdod and clothing, with the result they were under-nourished and unable to withstand the rigours of the winter months. This applied to Maoris living in the pas as well as those outside them. Steps to be taken to bring about an improvement, said the Bishop, were a matter for the Health Department. The Department's Maori nurse had done splendid work in Hawke's Bay pas and elsewhere, but the most pressing need was tlie provision of money with which to buy food and clothing, and to improve the living conditions generally.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 50, 28 February 1935, Page 9
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