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Table VIII— continued.

Maori Maternal Mortality. Table IX shows the Maori maternal mortality by causes for the seven years 1930-36. A substantial and satisfactory reduction from a rate of 646 to 4-96 is shown. Though I have been unable to get accurate returns of the number of these patients confined in hospitals, there can be no doubt that, due to the efforts of the Medical Officers of Health and their district nurses, the Native race is taking advantage of hospitals to a very much greater extent and becoming alert

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g Number of j5 Deaths. Reason given for Operation and "g Cause of Deaths of Mother, and Notes Group. Parity §3 • on Special Cases. I I 1 [111 III Placenta prsevia— 1 1 para . . ■ ■ .. 10 1 1 Paralytic ileus. 2 para . . ■ • • • .... 3 para, .. . ■ ■ ■ 1 4 para . . .. • • 1 7 para .. .. . . 1 .. 1 11 para .. . • ■ • 1 Not stated .. . . 3 . . Total .. 18 1 1 IV I Accidental haemorrhage— 1 p ara _ _ ,. ,, 3 .. 3 One case complicated by albuminuria. 2 para .. • • . . 1 .. 1 4 p ara ,. .. 2 .. 1 One case complicated by toxaemia. (B.P. 130/118 + albuminuria) infant lived. 11 para .. . • • • 1 ■ ■ 1 Not stated .. • ■ 2 1 2 Complication»: Cerebral embolism, suppression of urine. Cause of death, uraemia ; infant stillborn. Total .. ..918 V Eclampsia — 1 para .. • ■ .. 4 2 .. 2 para .. ■ ■ ■ • 1 3 para .. • ■ .. 2 .. Total .. ..7 2.. VI Toxaemia — . 1 p ara _, ., ..12 1 1 Twin pregnancy; goitre. Causes 01 death, dyspnoea due to goitre. 2 para .. • • • • .... 3 para .. .. • • 1 6 para .. .. • • 1 Total .. 15 1 1 J . VII Other conditions — Heart disease — 1 para .. .. 3 .. .. ' 2 para .. ■ • 2 .. .. Pulmonary tuberculosis — 1 para .. . , 1 .. 1 Delayed labour — I p ara _ _ .. . . 1 . . . . I Twenty-four hours' trial labour ; infant 6f lb. No other cause given. No reason— 1 para .. .• 1 8 .. 1 j