jun 23, 1918 - Influenza epidemic highlights Maori housing issues
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A turning point in the history of health services to Maori came with the influenza epidemic of 1918-19, in which the Maori death rate was seven times that of the general population. The epidemic brought into Maori communities many observers and officials, who commented on what they considered to be 'shocking' living conditions. Houses were repeatedly described as 'hovels' and communities as ' slums' and 'filthy'.
Source: Wanhalla, A. (2006). Housing Un/healthy Bodies: Native Housing Surveys and Maori Health in New Zealand 1930-45. Health and History, 8(1), 100-120. doi:10.2307/40111531
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