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Figure 9. Trust Territory ship used for 1960 survey, anchored in the lagoon off Rongelap village.
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Percent Distribution of Population by Age Groups
Age, yr
Rongelap control
(206 people, 1959)
Rongelap exposed
(102 people, 1959)
<5
15-24
25-44
45-64
>65
45.6%
11.2
23.8
13.0
4.4
49.0%
12.7
20.6
10.8
6.9
33.8%
18.9
25.9
15.5
3.9
25.1%
18.2
30.1
19.8
6.8
19.0
16.2
23.6
29.0
Median age, yr
Marshall Islands
(1948-50)
USS,
(1940)
on the exposed population only. The histories were
Results and Discussion
plete physical examinations were done, but special
examinations, such asslit-lamp studiesof the lens
The results of the 5- and 6-year post-exposure
surveys will generally be reported together.
taken by one of the Marshallese doctors. Com-
and anthropometric measurements on the children (except for height and weight), were mot
made. One hematological examination wascar- ,
ried out on the exposed population which in- *
cluded WBC by electronic counting technique
(Coulter), differential smears, smears for alkaline
posphatase staining, and basophil counts. About
i. .oty 24-hr urine samples were collected from
exposed and unexposed people for radiochemical
analysis to determine bodyburdens of Sr®”’.
INTERVAL MEDICAL HISTORY
The census of Rongelap as of 1959 was 308
people, of whom 82 had been exposed, 20 were
children born of the exposed, and 206 were unexposed. A census was not taken in 1960, but the
number of people appeared to be about the same.
Table 2 shows the percentagedistribution in the
population for the Rongelap exposed and unex-
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