The recorded evidence for the practice of induced abortion in the nineteenth century Maori is evaluated. Aborticide as opposed to feticide in late pregnancy an infanticide was very rare. Aborticide was not practised for fear of retributive Makutu.

Abortion, Induced↗

PubMed1980

Aspects of early medical organisation in Auckland, New Zealand.

It is usually accepted the New Zealand Medical Association was founded in 1887. It is not generally known this was the second association so named, the first having been formed in Dunedin in 1876. There were at least three medical societies in New Zealand prior to 1877. This paper reviews the evolution of medical organisation in New Zealand with special reference to Auckland. Practitioners, hospitals, coroner's court and primarily non-medical organisations were each important facets in such medical organisations.

History, 19th Century↗

PubMed1980

Dr. Carl Frank Fischer M.D.: an early Auckland physician, botanist and viticulturalist.

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History, Modern 1601-↗

PubMed1979

Dr. Carl Fischer MD and the history of homoeopathy in Auckland in the 19th century.

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History, 19th Century↗

PubMed1978

Club foot in the Maori.

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Child↗

PubMed1978

Psychiatry and foreign affairs.

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Aggression↗

PubMed1977

Clinical experience with Samoans in Auckland, New Zealand.

Samoans constitute the second largest ethnic Polynesian minority group in New Zealand. Generally, this is a socially and culturally deprived group from a European viewpoint. Causative factors of social and emotional stress and coping mechanisms are described. A number of culturally determined syndromes are encountered clinically. These are categorized. A practical, clinical approach to the Samoan patient is suggested.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1974