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INDEX TO ADDENDA PAGE Addendum I.—Table showing Numbers and Rates of Births, Infant Deaths, Stillbirths, and Maternal Deaths, 1935 to 1947 .. .. .. .. .. IS Addendum ll.—Miss Lambie's Report No. 1.. .. .. .. .. ..13 Addendum lll.—Miss Lambie's Report No. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 15 Addendum IV. —Miss Lambie's Report No. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 16

Numbers and Rates of Births, Infant Deaths, Still-births and Maternal Deaths, 1935 to 1947 (Europeans only)

No. I—TO CONSIDER AND RECOMMEND STANDARDS OF CARE FOR MOTHERS AND INFANTS IN STATE AND PRIVATE MATERNITY HOSPITALS, WARDS, AND ANNEXES 1. Since 1927 the Department of Health has published Instructions by way of Pamphlets entitled : (a) " The General Principles of Maternity Nursing, including the Management and Aseptic Techniques of Labour and the Puerperium " (H-Mt. 20). (b) " The Technique of Isolation. Medical Asepsis, and Disinfection of Maternity Hospitals " (H-Mt. 18). 2. There have been revised from time to time by an Obstetrical Nursing Committee, the last edition being published in March, 1945. A further revised edition is at present in the hands of the printer, corrected proofs having been returned to him. 3. On each occasion of the revision of these pamphlets professional advice has been sought from Dr. Corkill, Chairman of the Wellington Branch of the Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society, and by Dr. Ewart, Medical Superintendent, St. Helens Hospital, Wellington, as to obstetric nursing care ; Dr. Helen Deem, Medical Adviser to the Plunket Society, as to infant care ; and Dr. Muriel Bell, Nutritionist to the Department of Health, as to nutrition for the mother.

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Year. Live Births. Birth-rate per 1,000 of Mean Population. Infant Deaths. Infant Death-rate per 1,000 Live Births. Still-births. Still-birth Rate per 1,000 Total Births. Maternal Deaths. Maternal Death-rates per 1,000 Live Births. (a) Including Septic Abortion. (b) Excluding Septic Abortion. (a) Including Septic Abortion. 0b) Excluding Septic Abortion. 1935 23,965 16-17 773 32-26 738 29-87 101 78 4-21 3-25 ■ 1936 24,837 16-64 769 30-96 732 28-63 92 78 3-70 i 3-14 1937 26,014 17-29 812 31-21 761 28-42 94 70 3-61 2-69 1938 27,249 17-93 971 35-63 743 26-54 111 81 4-07 2-97 1939 28,833 18-73 898 31-14 900 30-27 105 85 3-64 2-95 1940 32,771 21-19 990 30-21 965 28-60 96 82 2-93 2-50 1941 35,100 22-81 1,045 29-77 971 26-92 118 94 3-36 2-68 1942 33,574 21-73 964 28-71 891 25-85 85 58 2-53 1-73 1943 30,311 19-70 951 31-37 817 26-25 67 52 2-21 1-72 1944 33,599 21-59 1,012 30-12 799 23-23 91 72 2-71 2-14 1945 37,007 23-22 1,036 27-99 865 22-84 83 72 2-24 1-94 1946 41,871 25-24 1,093 26-10 931 21-75 86 74 2-05 1-76 1947 44,816 26-42 1,122 25-04 911 19-92 48 38 1-07 0-85