As the construction work progressed on the outer islands, first-aid stations were established on Engebi on March 1, 1950, on Biijiri on May 15, 1950, and on Runit. Navy requirements at Japtan were met through the Army hospital. The first-aid stations were staffed by one first aid man, with the exception of the one at Engebi, and were equipped to treat all minor complaints and emergencies. A dispensary was established at Engebi on December 1, 1950, with one doctor and one aidman in attendance. The medical service on the so-called operational islands was maintained until the islands were evacuated. The following statistics show the use of the medical services pro- vided by H & N personnel for the period from June 26, 1949 to June 1, 1951: Average daily s{ck calls Total out-patient treatments Total hospital patients Average hospital days per patient Major operations performed Immunizations completed 79 44,831 670 4 NA 2,745 During the operational period, facilities were made available to the Army Atoll Surgeon for a military dispensary adjacent to the hospi- tal at Parry to meet the medical needs of Task Force military personnel; however, H & N personnel provided medical services to military personnel on a reciprocity basis when the Army surgeon was not available. On the operational islands, Task Force personnel were treated at the H & N medical stations and approximately 750 treatments were reniered. The Army assigned hospital corpsmen to assist the H & N staff at these is- lands during the peak period of the operational phase. On Eniwetok Island the Army Medical Corps rendered the following services to H & N personnel during the period from March 17, 1950 through June 1, 1951: Consultations Physical examinations Out-patients treated Total Out-patient treatments Patients hospitalized Total hospital days Major operations performed Immunizations completed 122 23 216 441 19 140 10 38 The H & N medical department held sick call twice daily, morning and evening, and while these hours were the ones most frequently used, patients were allowed to call at any time medical service was required. The number of patients on occasions ran abnormally high, particularly in the early days of the Project. The ease of availability and the lack of cost for treatment were the prime reasons for the high number of sick calls. Many of the complaints, if Stateside, would not have an early date. Stringent steps against malingering soon reduced sick- required treatment and in the main would not have been referred at such call attendance to normal. 10=3