Title: Cook Islands - Health - Rarotonga Publicity Caption: The Cook Islands, since 1901 a territory of New Zealand, attained internal self-government on August 4 1965. The 20,000 inhabitants of this scattered South Pacific group, however, remain New Zealand citizens, while the former administrating country retains responsibility for the Islands' defence and External Affairs. Located on Rarotonga, principal island of the group, is a general hospital and a sanatorium, both institutions being staffed and equipped to attend to the medical and surgical needs of all Cook Islanders except in certain specialist fields. Here, a patent in the general hospital receives a blood transfusion Photographer: Unknown