Table 7
Physical Findings in Rongelap and Utirik Adult Populations
1963
Re
No. examined
Adenopathy
Anemia, anemic tendency
Arteriosclerosis, peripheral, mild
Arteriosclerosis, peripheral,
moderate to severe
Asthma
Auricular fibrillation with
myocardial damage
Bradycardia
Bronchitis
Cardiac enlargement
Cardiac murmur
Cervicalerosion, bleeding
Cervical lacerations
Cervical and vaginal atrophy
Congenital defects
a) dislocation of hip
b) prominent head of ulna
c) bilateral shortening of
5th finger
d) polydactylism
e) shortenedleft thumb
f} flexion deformity, fingers
g) small 4th toe
Cyst, Bartholin
Cyst, ovarian
Cystocele
75
4
I
2
i
1
1
10
3
3.
8
4
14
5
2
1
.
3
4
U
RC
Hypertension (> 140/90)"
Inguinal hernia -
3
7
2
6
1
4
Kyphosis, scoliosis
4
3
Leprosy, arrested
1
Liver, palpable
2
7
4
2
1
7
$10
9
#21
4
#1
5
85
3
3
10
66
6
3
Leukoplakia
|!
Myocardial damage or
insufficiency (EKG)
Obesity
6
1
1
1
4
4
>
2
1
2
4
3
1
2
1
2
2
7
1
1
1
I
Cc
47
1
Diabetes mellitus
Dupuytren’s contracture
Epididymitis
Furunculosis
Gynecomastia
Hallux valgus
Hemorrhoids
144
1
4
3
1
_2
52
2
12
4
4
5
3
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
1964
R¢
CUR OC
45
12
2
1963
1964
Intestinal parasites
Letomyoma, uterus .--
Osteoarthritis
Paralysis
Parotid enlargement
Perirectal abscess
Pharyngitis
Pleural thickening or adhesions
Pregnancies
Prostatic hypertrophy
Proteinuria
Pyorrhea
Rheumatic heart disease
Senility
Syphilis(?) arrested
Thyroid enlargement
Tinea circinata or versicolor
Tonsilar hypertrophy,tonsilitis
Tumor, benign
Ulcer,leg
Urethral caruncle
Uterus enlargement, fibroids(?)
Uterus retroversion
Varicocele
Varicose veins
Vitiligo
3
1
10
I
1
7
“
15°
1
1
6
5
1
4
2
2
5
5
| 4
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
41
t
Pb
2.
3
10
10.
10
i
8
2
7
1
3
8
=5
2
rt
1
1
1
5
i
5
1
1
2
1
;
6-
3
43 |
.
1
20
668
1
2
1
l
|
2
1
1
@R = Rongelap exposed,including Ailingnae; C=Rongelap unexposed; U = Utirik exposed.
>Suspect.
exposed parents in 1962. A stillbirth (full term)
with congenital anomalies which was born to exposed parents is described above. Tables 5 and 6
show the incidence of miscarriages andbirths in
the exposed and comparison populations on a
yearly basis and for the two 5-year periods.
The data on miscarriages and stillbirths in the
Utirik population were notreliable.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
The majorfindings on physical examinationsare
listed in Table 7 for the adults and Table 13 for
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the children. Appendix 7 contains findings on each
individual adult and Appendix 8 contains such information on eachchild.
Adult Examinations
Table 7 does not show anysignificant difference
in the abnormalities recorded between the exposed
and the comparison populations. The exposed
group did show a higherincidenceof severe arteriosclerosis, which maybea reflection of the greater
percentage of older people in this group. There
wasa slightly increased occurrenceofcervical erosion and laceration in the exposed women. The ex-