TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
Office of the Director of Public Health, Povalbk
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DATE: 32 Marchl550
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SUBJECT:
Renrvelap, Future ‘ecical Care and tvaluations,
3 w member of the 1560 medical team to vioit tie abuve Islaud I
Was in the ~iddle of tuis snnual observation for the present ;eare
"eooise of the thinss i sew and the findin:s scculred I hawe sane.
definite idseas aud recogeniations to offer for vam considerations
All cf the findiucs, ca the spot, this year were negative or 60
Salle norctai fincings. Thers were emly tro or three who dic not
come ic for examinations and those were because they cid not want
to boti.er uot bocause of iilness, The spesial iaboratory teahnician
an.t out by / T was aumable to keep his special eleatronies blocc
counting maonine worxing tnrerefcre cur Micronesian laboratory msi
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did sost of the aciusl tlioul work by nicrosoope, In additian to
thia tiers were mac) cy our icronesian laboratory 2m 875 blood
emeers which wore ta.m vack to the United states for further study.
Sfew bottles of urico wers collected and packed for shipment to
Syooghavan Laboratory. Te remainder of the information was written
an s duprpliod set ci medicel sheets by the axmmining personnel.
There .3 sothin, im the above examination which could not have been
done by our cen ‘“icronesian medical staff. Jone Of the special
people who want on the trip were actually needed, This includes
Conard, Scot, Jaffe, uacdumald, I do feel that the future should
te planned as -wsdical care provided by our cm staff and the results
of ary or cil exemizetions can be sent on to Jrookhaven with any
Special lacratory work deatred, I wn willing to agree that a
meusguring of the body burden of the people of Nonelap is a reasouable thing once ia u Wiley posstoly every five to sewen yorra, The
last suoh measure was Jcc@ in 1969, By my scale the next is cue in
19G3 or 1966, To do this sort of thing a truly special *ean 1s
necesrary becacse cf t.c special equipment invclvede This sort of
“davasion” ahoulc se very infrequente
The peels at “oncelap at the opeu meeting befors the exarinations
esxec why they cowl not be attended aa a usuel field trip and why
did we tother thon with en anmual checkup. [ feal they would likes
to return to a ~ormal way and there is nothing in the apparent
gormliticr of tha people to rake re beliewo that our asdical service
ig inadsquate i> sarve the needa, I an comvinced that tha Trust
Territory shou. completely control this protlen ani furnish the
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