INFANT MORTALITY
RATE AMONG MAORIS RESPIRATORY DISEASES In a report on infantile mortality among Maoris received by tho A karana Maori Association, the Director-General of Health, Dr. M. 11. Watt, states that in 1932 tho rate remained practically the same as that of 1931. Over 50 per cent of the deaths of infants, wero caused by diseases of tho respiratory system. Tho rate shows an increase, however, since 1929. "It is disappointing to observe that the deaths from respiratory diseases in 1932 show a substantial increase over those in the previous four years," states tho report. 'lhis was due to a sharp outbreak of whooping cough. Deaths from practically all other causes showed a reduction. A letter received by the association from the Minister of Health, the Hon. J. A. Young, stated that in the opinion of the department the abolition of the Maori hygiene division of the department has had no bearing on infantile and maternal mortality. Actually, since reorganisation, the lield activities of district iacvscs to Maoris had been extended.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21579, 25 August 1933, Page 12
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