the Australian health authorities.
The SATUMA MARU's physician had
not done any counts aboard ship.
The survey for possible radioactive contamination was a whole body
survey with particular emphasis placed on the hair, fingernails and
feet.
It is mentioned that all of the personnel of the TAKUYO had
previously sbowered and been given a shampoo and haircut.
The back-
ground in the clinic where the examinations were performed was 0.06
milliroentgens per hour, beta and gamma, at the time of examination.
None of the people examined had any contamination aa determined by this
survey.
(Al] individuals were understandably very interested and
acrutinized the dial on the survey meter quite closely as they were
monitored. )
The physical examination included a careful inspection of the
skin for possible beta burns or any early indication thereof.
were detected.
None
In addition, the head and neck were exemined carefully,
including an ophthalnoscopie examination.
No lenticular opacities were
noted nor were any enlarged thyroids encountered.
There were no ab-
normal instances of lymphadenopathy.
The chest and abdomen were examined thoroughly (excluding genitalia
and rectum) with no abnormalities noted.
Although a non-tender liver ©
edge was palpable at the right sub-costal margin in several of these
people, this was considered not unusual in individuals of this body
build.
No cases of splenomegaly were detected nor were any enlarged
kidneys palpated.
Blood pressures were obtained on all, and, allowing for mild elevations due to strangeness and possible apprehension, no hypertension
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