wt ne ete whe “AU this point T would Like to express my profound admiration and sincere appreciation to all of the members of the crew of the Liktanur II wha feequenty, “yent out of their way to make our trip more comfortably They are fully avsre of the difficulties that the medical party encounters in using this ship and attempted to do atl they could to remedy its defects. Individual letters of comneadation will be sont to the operators of US Oceanography. - UV. Medical Results - As you vill note from Yable 1, 48? individuil patient visits were performed, OF J12 deuvat palionts presenting for eztraction 190 teeth were extracted, One eddittonal tiyretd ue laut: that bed pot 3rosm Dobyns ves discoveret agsseubled at Lheye to be sad couneqacadd oe croup of five patiouls was aeconp ated fo hu, ant thenee oa bo Clevetaml for surgery with Jenauk Cabua as ct vodant . Ve As usual, bacn previous'ty screened hy br. Suiseary = the medical aupects of this survey a? dl roa smoothly and there vane no great surprises From the staudpotnt of new medical findings. cant The wost sipnif i- advance made by this survey vas the establishment of the initial prioritics (as perceived by the people ef the istands) Jor the health education proprau beginning vith a request by some of the Marshallese For a family planning prooram and for a weipht reduction program. beth of these clenents of the educational progiam are felt to be critical from the standpoint of a reduction in morbidity mul mortatity. ‘the guest faculty were outstanding. Of particular interest, Dr. liarvey Heidinger, a pediatrician from Loma Jinda University, demonstrated the fact that he is an expect in the arca of developing health care systems For emerging nations. He has previously been on assignineut from Loma Linda Loe Tanzania and is currently op ausignment to Haiti. Wis thought ful comments and recommendations for Ermine ~ 28 EET BR TTT 8 FOEET : oa _ 3