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It wes mentionei by the Captain that according to his
-knowleige 100 miliroentgens per tay and“300 miliroentgens
per weekwere not a Jangerous amount of railation.
. Regardinr the medical eijte of the interview, the Doctor
of the ship state’ that on th: 15th and 18th July, he chose
ten mefibers of the crew et raniom and checke’i their
leucocytes.
‘Yhen tle ship errivei at Rabaul, he sas of
the opinion that two crew members may possibly have been
affected es they hai le- courts.
investigation te be cnr. ied out.
He asxe.! fo~ further
He state that no
member o° the crew hac cince cormlained of iiztincesa, nuvses,
vomiting or loin of apetite.
21. only ekin coniition was |
eunburn, which occurred bot befor.
-njJ nfter the accitent,
No loss of hair was observe? unt no » .néral mctieal complaints
reporte i.
In the second part of this intervicw, “r. Folai, District
Commissioner, Ws preacnte
On July 23, 1958, two sailors and
~ = of the “TAKUYO" were seen at the Town Clinic.
(B.p.110/70) complained that at 5 a.m. on
July 2% he felt dizzy with slight nausea.
He complained
bloo? picture, urine an’ stool ecxnminatio
7G nositive
of pain in the lower abiomen, slight heatache ani
weariness.
On examination, no clinical sirens could be
found.
Pathbolovical tests were cerrjel out -it' full
findings were made.
(Sse attache reports).
(B.p.120/70) compiaine.. that on July 22 at
ar Ee
l pPeme b- Decare sick, felt pidadinezss, drynecs of tre
mouth ani lips ani feverish,
On examinaticn, only
Blight arnsitivenes:: covuli be felt on palpation in the
right upver Abiomen in the liver arena.
In the urine no
bile salts were iIetected,
The vapanc ~ ‘octor claim:
that eccording t- his exeminstions, Urodtlii open wes
41 + positive.
Fulse was 79; temperature 97.7.
Our
examination tia no* direlose any other piveaic2l ‘tigns.
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To the examinnticn of these two “atlors, I arzxel the co=
operation of [r, Topham, 7nd he ozreei
ith me about the
necativity of the clinical symrtoms.
Please fini attachei,
the following:
1, Reports on
2.
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Total white cell count on the crew of
"SATSUMO".
NRTrerehem tes
soeREE
3 Differential count reports on ten menbere
of the "TAKUYO" ani one member of the
"BATS UMNO".
lL. The r-sultes of the.fourteen firet exa ined
Grew members eeen ™
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EXCLS.
Tester JO
MOSH,
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Daazler,
A/Regi oneal Medical Officer,
New
Gninea Telanis.
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