A.—4.

Native Medical Practitioners. For the greater part of the year under review the Native medical practitioners were so occupied m coping with measles and whooping-cough that they were not able to pay as many regular visits to the villages for ordinary health instruction as desirable. However, 15,000 native fales (houses) were visited during 1,800 village inspections, while many sick were treated in their own homes. Ihe Native medical practitioners responded splendidly to the extra strain thrown upon them, and gave admirable service to their own people. There are at present seven students attending the Suva Medical School, and one Native medical practitioner undergoing a refresher course. Women's Committees. At the 31st March, 1937, there were women's committees in 122 villages, and they have all rendered excellent service, particularly during the outbreaks of whooping-cough and measles. In this connection it was observed that the death rate was higher in those villages which did not possess women's committees.

Infant Mortality. Deaths (Samoans) at Different Ages.

Tie infant-mortality rates per 1,000 registered births have been as follow : — year. Year. Year. Year 1925 •• 186 1928 .. 58 1931 .. 11] 1934 104-8 .. 106 1929 .. 70 1932 .. 121 1935 97"0 1927 101 1930 .. 61 1933 .. 114 1936 .! 291-77 Participation by Missions in Medical Work. All missions purchase stocks of drugs and dressings at the Apia Hospital Dispensary from time to time, and use them in their schools.

Meteorological.

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Number of Deaths. Percentage of Total Deaths. 1934. 1935. 1936. 1934. 1935. ! 1936. L ! Under 1 week.. .. .. .. 32 27 26 7-24 5-75 1-87 From 1 week to 1 month .. .. 17 17 24 3-85 3-63 1-72 From 1 month to 3 months .. .. 17 17 66 3-85 3-63 4-76 From 3 months to 6 months .. .. 20 20 120 4-53 4-26 8-65 From 6 months to 12 months .. .. 65 86 239 14-70 18-34 17-22 From 1 year to 2 years .. .. 42 35 271 9-50 7-46 19-53 From 2 years to 3 years .. .. 12 26 122 2-72 5-55 8-79 From 3 years to 4 years .. .. I I 15 70 2-48 3-20 5-04 From 4 years to 5 years .. .. 5 7 45 1-13 1-49 3-24 From 5 years to 10 years .. .. 14 22 74 3-17 4-69 5-33 Over 10 years .. .. .. .. 207 197 331 46-83 42-00 23-85 Totals •• •• 442 | 469 1,388 100-00 100-00 100-00 I [

(Readings taken at Apia Observatory, Mulinu'u Point, at Sea-level.) M °nth. ! Pressure, Temperature. Rainfall. Humidity. Sunshine. ! Wind. I i T~ " Per Cent. Miles per l 936. In. °F. In. (9 a.m.) Hours Hour. January .. .. 29-719 80-1 14-78 82 i 164-1 6-1 February .. .. j 29-743 80-3 11-72 81 166-7 5-3 March .. .. j 29-805 79-7 10-92 79 201-7 3-9 April .. .. ! 29-805 80-4 8-70 79 197-8 5-6 May •• .. j 29-823 79-8 7-21 79 223-7 5-1 June .. . ! 29-878 78-4 4-10 75 218-9 7-9 Ju ly •• •• 29-882 78-4 3-15 79 234-1 9-6 August .. .. j 29-844 77-2 7-64 75 234-7 8-8 September .. .. I 29-884 78-3 4-72 74 242-9 9-4 October .. .. j 29-857 79-2 12-97 79 185-7 9-5 November .. .. 29-778 78-7 7-85 77 i 222-8 5-3 December .. .. 29-752 79-5 11-38 79 ' 181-7 6-7 Total .. .. | .. .. 105-14 .. 2,474-8 Mean .. .. 29-814 79-2 .. 78 .. 6-9