Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1948, Tokyo, T�ky�                                By Hazel Shore staff writer most americans Are familiar wit the biblical quotation cast thy bread upon the Waters for thou Shalt and it after Many  today in Tokyo the 361st medical station Hospital stands As proof of that Maxim. Japan s 1923 earthquake left 76,000 dead and 370,000 homeless. The peo ple of the United states through the american red Cross made generous contributions to be used for the Relief of the disaster victims. With three million dollars left from the Amer ican donation the japanese established the fraternity memorial Hospital foundation to commemorate the Goodwill of the american people. Construction of the Doai memorial Hospital which is now the 361st medical station Hospital was begun in december 1925, and was completed in april 1929 at a Cost of $3,500,000. As. A memorial to the 1923 Earth quake victims the foundation erected a Temple adjacent to the Hospital. In the Pagoda Are the ashes of Over 30,000 of the earthquake dead. At the Peak of its 16 years of ser vice to the japanese people the Doai Hospital treated 200 resident patients and 800 outpatients daily. In charge of the medical and surgical staffs of the Doai Hospital second largest hos Pital in Japan was or. Kinnosuke Miura. Today at the age of 85, or. Miura is living in retirement having recently resigned from the faculty of Tokyo University. On october 13, 1945 the 54th Gen eral Hospital staff arrived in Tokyo after 18 months in new Guinea and the Philippines. When the group set up housekeeping in the Doai hos Pital building th6 officers and enlisted men experienced the luxury of living in a real building for the first time since the outfit left the United states. Later the 54th general Hospital was deactivated and members of the staff formed the 87th general hos 4 stars & stripes Pital. On March 15, 1946 the 27th general was deactivated and the 361st medical station Hospital was established in the same buildings. Due to the fact that the Hospital boasts such an excellent psychiatric staff general opinion among occupation personnel is that emphasis is placed upon psychiatric cases. According to both it. Col. J. B. Wallace commanding officer of the Hospital and capt f. J. Mayer chief of medi Cal service that is definitely an erroneous opinion. Since october 1946, More than 16,000 patients have been treated in the Hospital arid Over 26,000 outpatient treatments have been Given. Of the total group More than 75 per cent were medical cases. For the past two years the 361st Hospital has been designated As the polio Center for Japan. Numerous victims of poliomyelitis have been treated and restored to health by the Hospital polio staff. The Hospital also specializes in paediatrics dermatology and the treatment of Japa Nese b encephalitis tuberculosis rheumatic fever and hepatitis. Treatment of contagious diseases is also listed among the numerous and varied services offered by the hos Pital staff. All Silver and China used by patients who Are being treated for any contagious disease As Well As All clothing and linens Are thoroughly decontaminated and to Date no patient has infected another Pati ent or member of the Hospital staff. The 361st is also Well known As an evacuation Hospital for patients who Are being returned to the. Zone of Interior. During the past six months More than 500 patients have been processed and evacuated through facilities provided by the Hospital. Last year the Hospital treated 97 polio cases among occupation personnel. Of the 28 cases treated this year Only  cases resulted in any residual muscle weakness. The major problem in the treatment of poliomyelitis is the re education of the Muscles. With that in mind the staff of the 361st has inaugurated a rehabilitation program which includes occupational therapy physical therapy and supervised athletics. The Hospital boasts a Well equipped gymnasium and the american red Cross recreation staff is responsible for additional recreation programs. During the past summer when thousands of japanese were victims of japanese b encephalitis often referred to As sleeping sickness or brain fever the staff of the 361st was faced with a new problem the treatment and rehabilitation of americans affected by the strange disease. Twenty one cases were treated and to Date Only one patient died As a result of the disease. In order that the encephalitis patients might have every Opportunity for recovery new equip ment was installed extra doctors nurses and psychologists were assigned to the staff and plans were formulated for an extensive program of exercise recreation and general rehabilitation. In spite of the fact that japanese b encephalitis is a fairly new disease to americans the Hospital staff is convinced that it is just As matter of time until most of the occupation personnel who were victims of the disease this year will be completely Well again. On october 20 the 361st medical station Hospital and the 406th medi Cal general Laboratory will present a series of interesting lectures at the eighth army medical conference to be held at the Hospital. Speakers will include maj. Gen. J. A. Bethea surgeon far East command col. R. E. Hewitt surgeon eighth army it. Col. W. T. Tigertt commanding offi c2r, 406th medical Laboratory it. Col. R. S. Aronson it. Col. G. W. Hunter maj. T. O. Berge capt. F. J. Mayer capt. F. M. Phillips or. Joseph m. Hayman or. R. W. Wag goner and or. M. C. Morton. Con Ference subjects will be the Collagen diseases pathologic personalities encephalitis leprosy and parasitic diseases. High banking patient Brig. Gen. Andrew hopping pm corps ghz Fec is shown in the top photo passing the. Time of the Day with his doctors and nurse. General hopping has been a patient in the dermatology Section of the 361st for some time. Directly below a patient operates the Hospital printing press As part of the occupational therapy treatment Given polio convalescent. Above another form of physical therapy is shown As patients use awl and Needle in the leather working shop. /