of course, non-existent. There Were no epidemics.
IM di=rhe-
ad
even fungus infectionswere minimal.
8.
h connection with the sanitary problefis,one point was over-
looked which threatened to become importat.
A few people were reqUired
to rwi~in on the zero islands right up to the evening of D-1 ad
re-
quired housekeeping equi~eat up to tht time includinggalley and head
facilities. ‘Mese facilities were demolished by the blast and the
g=b~e
.Qd sewage pretty well spred out. The radioactivitya?peared
to hve
only a beneficial affect on the fliee and by D x4
taken over the area od
they had
a special project to s~r~ the islandwith DDT
was necessitated. This condition was corrected on subsequent shots.
9.
Looking forward to possible long range effects of minor ra&
iation ad to possible future legal complications involvlng the Government or the UC,
it was decided to forward a permanent record of all
ex~osed civilian personnel to the UC
and of all military pereonnel to
the respective Suregonis General.
U). dl
medical officers of the task force were invited to attemd
a series of three meetinge. The first was a discuss~on of the effects
of the titomicweapon. exclusive of radiation. It was held aboard the
AM-?.
The second uas held aboard theN-4
was conducted by 7.6
and
and covered radiatic&
It
and consisted of a lecture by Col. James P. Cconey
discussion by Lt. Col. Karl Hcugnton, Dr. James Nolan, Dr. ~ipple,
Dr. Scoville, =d
11.
me
others.
third conference was conducted aboard the CVZ=115 by Cm&.
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