Goto: Since this is a very inportant problem, I hopo you will give -u3 a complete picture. . Pujimord: Dr. Ohashi described the serious pathological findings in the testicles and I think this will affect the survivors psycho~ logically. Kuzatoriz: I exanined tho reproductive function of certain patients and found that the nuzber of spermatozoa had decreased, the shape had bacoms abnornal (although the nucber of spercatozoa wag normal), or the motility had been reduced, Fuifsoris Let ma mention sozothing wiich I felt at the time of ér, death. Mr. death was of course a shock to the whole nation, Vo were deeply moved when wa wore asked to porform the autopsy, and I was very grateful that his surviving family granted parrission. (As I recall, His Incerial Hichross Prince Chichibu left a will cencerning his om autopsy.) As an old fricnd of Dr. Ohashi, I vividly remember him performing this autopsy with sincerity and hun 4.lity. when I heard him speak with such gravity I was deeply touched. Chashi: I thank Dr. Fujimori for his tribute. Wa wore asked to perfora the autorsy by these who wore with Ia, wien he dted. I think it was acinly the great sc vitfces ty the dectors in ehirze that bepressod the Li.sdiate worbors of tha fa-jly wie wore with the Futiont. Without waiting for the arrival of other rolatives who wore in Shicuoka, they asked for en autonsy within 5 hours of death, wnich moved us deeply. Tha wishes of i'r. and of hia relatives and the efforts of the miysieicnga In charge weiv Lnportant factors surround= ing the autopsy. Ordinarily an autcpsy is porforued when all the fanily members are assembled. Had this been the case, his autopsy might have been performed the next morning. The fact that we could perfora the autopsy so early was very helpful as there are post-cortem chanzes; we are very grateful for this. Trontv2nt of the Patients, amd Othar ):tters Furukawa: I should like to ronticn tha attitute tovard receiving such special paticnts on the fort of the Toichi Hospital. Tha orzsni~ otticn of porsens to care for the paticnts, the liaison within the hegpital, end the ILafcon with the University were all very woll hendiled. Cther hospitals which cight have such cases in the future might be interested to hear about this. Would you please discuss it for us? Koyami: I think it waa on 16 March that I received a telephene call fron the Ministry of Velfare. Ags secon az the conversation wis over I made a rorert to the hospital director, who said that he would do his best to tale care of the patients. I then replied to the l‘inistry that wa could cocply with their request. tia did not know when the patients wers coming or how many Vo expect, but wo sida preparations anyway. aura told that mrst of the cases would pose hezatological problens. I promesed forming a group of doctors to take care of these patients, with Dr. Xuctatord as the chief, and did so at tha instruction of the director. Wo then lcarncd that the patients would be coming in on the 25th, Aa wo thousht of isolating the patients for the tine being, we asked the nurses to make suiteble preparations. Wa were told to kes ~17- US DD= ARCHIVES (5