4 ▁to ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁a ▁Chief ▁Prote ctor ▁of ▁Ab orig ines ▁within ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁the ▁Home ▁Secretary . ▁▁ ▁But ▁its ▁a ims ▁of ▁protect ing ▁ab original ▁people ▁were ▁not ▁realized : ▁over c row ding , ▁in ade qu ate ▁prov isions ▁and ▁housing ▁led ▁to ▁mort ality ▁rates ▁which ▁pe aked ▁at ▁ 1 3 ▁per ▁cent ▁ann ually . ▁ ▁While ▁there ▁were ▁some ▁improvements ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁they ▁remained ▁triple ▁the ▁national ▁average . ▁ ▁He ▁ir rit ated ▁Alice ▁Spr ings ▁residents ▁by ▁ur ging ▁them ▁to ▁allow ▁Ab original ▁patients ▁in ▁a ▁proposed ▁hospital ▁and ▁by ▁allowing ▁a ▁Catholic ▁mission . ▁He ▁also ▁sought ▁to ▁protect ▁" full - blo ods " ▁from ▁una ut hor ized ▁visitors . ▁However , ▁he ▁generally ▁opposed ▁church ▁miss ions ▁and ▁fav oured ▁assim ilation . ▁Hence , ▁when ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁ab orig ines ▁he ▁argued ▁for ▁" bre eding ▁them ▁out " ▁and ▁stated : ▁▁ ▁He ▁also ▁instit uted ▁the ▁" dog ▁tag " ▁system ▁of ▁finger print ing ▁and ▁medical ▁exam ination ▁of ▁ab orig ines . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Cook ▁married ▁Jess ie ▁Win if red ▁Miller ▁on ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 4 ; ▁Jess ie ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁recognition ▁▁▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁- ▁C BE ▁( Comm ander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British