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Kōrero: Death rates and life expectancy

Influenza advice

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Influenza advice

Serious influenza epidemics occurred in Māori communities until the 1940s. This poster in Māori, issued by the Health Department in 1924, warns of the dangers of influenza and gives advice on patient care.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: MS-Papers-0151-17-13

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Ian Pool, Death rates and life expectancy – Māori epidemiological transition, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/document/26597/influenza-advice (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ian Pool, i tāngia i te 19 April 2011.