Kusntoris: Woll, 1f the disease is prolonged, tho possibilities are Furukawa: Diet, of course, is a part of the therapy. hich, Iftm afraid. Patients who suffor repeatedly fron jaundice are prone to cirrhosis and I am concerned aboutthis. (Dr. Xoyama then appears.) quire special attention, Dr. Koyama? Koyama: Did it re- At first, all the men hed very hearty appotites and we found that the oniinary hospital diet ins not enoush for then. Eesides, in Tokyo, it was inpossible to furnish tha patients with an all-rice diet for threa ceals cvory diy. At tha basinning, before we wore prePared, tu substituted bread for cne meal but nene of_the patients ate it. They usually ate 5 co fons go equals 0.361 pint/ of rice per day. So wa asiei the Ministry of Health end Velfare and the Tokyo Metropolitan Govern-ent for a ration of five go por d3 Thus 18 wore able to settle the problea of staple fcod for the patients. We paid clese attenticn to the problen of supplenentary foods ani developed special diets for hematosis and nourishsent of the Liver: low in fats and rich in vita- mings and protein, Althouzh our cooks did their best to prepre good meals, the food was more suitable for the urbin palate and was not welcomed by the patients. Tnoy disliked insufficiently salted fcod. They Liked vozetebles end fish, but would not cab froth fish fro the river. Wo wore very such ct a loss to ccotcw siste thote reiietetivity Tests Daocuewas cotivity? Dr. Ohactto, will you plecse discuss the nettor of radi Cxarote: Vo cenductei several tests to obtain date which had been requested by Dr. Koyana and Dr. Kuuiterid frou the time the petients Vira hospitalised on 28 March, We wished to test the decree of con~ tunination on the-surface of tha body and the excrexent and to dis~ yo3e of such excrement as soon as possible, Dr, Hanada and Dr. Hayashi wore vary cooperative in tho redisactivity tests. As goon 4s tho patients wore hespltaltzed, wa chanzed thoir clothe ding. \'3 exruined the clothing -nd the paticntst belon :ings to sea if they wore conto 2rn.ted. Tha curface of e-nh mitiontts tedy 123 cxa dined for centarzinrticn, ard the extvc-int wes cent daily for exaciination. Since all the clothing had benn changed et Yakisu, the clothing the p-tient3 rore to the hospital did not produce a reacticn on the stuvvertiter; Lut the clothes, shees, trousess, ete which sons of ths pitients hed with thea proved to be radiccotive. Mr. gtrow sandals rarticulerly showed radicactivity. (See Fipure 5a in tha menofraph by Gr. Moyama et al.) Tha radioautograph of the bottom of the sandals is shown in #teure 5b of the conssraph by Dr. foyana et al and the radtcsutogrenh of tha sand is shown in Ficure 6a and Fizuro“65 ef the monograph. Aa in tho diasram the contactination was clearly evident and the partial doecremcat of tha sand ig shown in Figure 7 of the monograDhe Of course, the sand is ispure; but wa have been surveying 0.3 g of it risht up to tha prosent. Hore are the results: 1 April, 1,490 SO3E ARCHIVES