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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 December 1961Vol. XXXII, No. 5

Native Lot is Not

p. 69 · Read in the full issue

An Hugienic One

The medical officer in charge of a mo^^e clinic that recently made a survey amongst the natives of the north end of New Caledonia has re ported that the 4,000 natives who live there present other medical prob lems than that of leprosy—which he had gone out specifically to examine.

He found seven cases of leprosy and these have been sent to the Sana torium at Ducos, Noumea, He has now recommended that an X-ray team for a TB survey be sent amongst these people and that some effort be made to instruct them in simple hygiene.