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were joined by Dr, Nakaiazumi, Dr. Nagai and Dr, Maki for coordination of this
effort,
Dr, Nakaidzumi, professor of Radiology at Tokyo University, had moni-
tored the ship and had seen the patients several times since they had landed
on March lith at Yaizu,
Dr. Nagai and Dr, Maki represented the National In-
stitute of Health (Dr. Maki acts as Co-director of the A.B.C.o. in Hiroshima),
Dr, Nakaidzumi was of the greatest assistance to us.
He guided us over the
ship, indicated the spots which were of special interest,
take whatever samples we desired,
He allowed us to
He conducted us to the fish market and made
available the fish which had been saved for scientific purposes,
He took us to
the hospital and had the physicists use their Geiger counters on the hair, nails,
etc., of the patients.
All 21 patients had been assembled in the hospital there,
Four of the most
seriously injured acccrding to their low white counts, and three others as a
sample of the remaining 15 patients were. examined,
This study will be added
in the body of the report.
The report of the radiation studies will be supplied by Colonel Meek.
Dr,
Nakaidzumi has promised to give us complete information on his monitoring of the
ship from the first date he examined it up to and including his last examination
as of larch 21,
This will be added to Colonel Meek's repcert.
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