Information received by the New Zealand Crippled Children Society from branches in Taranaki, Wanganui, and Manawatu mentions the reluctance, for a number of reasons, of Maori parents and friends to send children for treatment, says the annual report of the society. Sometimes the advice given by members of the medical profession entails continuous home-nursing, which some Maoris will not undertake. It is generally considered that only a patient and sympathetic understanding will enable the Maori prejudice to be overcome. As education in hygiene extends, as better housing conditions are provided, and as greater attention to mothercraft is indicated, the reluctance to seek advice for crippled children will diminish.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 August 1939, Page 8
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