Table 12
Summarv of Hematological! Findings bv Population, 1970-1974
(Mean = standard deviation:

Group

Year

Rongelap
Adingnae

WBC

(x1073)

Neut.

Lymph.

(x10-3))

(«K10-3)

Cx tO-F)

1970
1970

6.40221.34
644221.20

3502134
4.002135

2412081
1982066

Rongelap

197L

«220463 -73421.72

3862111

3.095089

Unexposed

1971

233269

3.78%0.98

3.18=0.91

Ailingnae

Cumulative %

Plat.

197i

246281

6414151

7211.70

34621.15

Mono.

Eosin.

0.13
0.15

0 36
024

0.22
0.35

0.10

0.22

019

0.16

0 24

0.22

(«K 1073) (x 10-3)

3.002087

0.10

Baso.

OK 1077}

017

Het.,

RBC

%

(xX 10-4)

g

40.5247
38.82%5.5

74206
7370.6

41.0746

411255

71207

404262

402273

7520.5

0.16

38.765

39946

7121.0

272297
258277)
267286
280276

6694190
735021.53
8094150
7772.00

3.944166
4.622%1.53
438%1.34
4331.72

2.34%087
2.182041
3.034093
2484056

0.19
0.28
0.26
0.36

0.33
0.35
0.39
0.56

0.33
0.59
0.25
0.34

40.7=6.3
37.8450
42.0255
40.0238

429256
448254
4452254
435240

7620.5
7320.6
74207
7820.5

Rongelap
Aiingnae
Unexposed
Utirik

Mar73
Mar 73)
Mar 73
Mar73

247-81
247256
25372
281%67

7.43141
7.08174
7.9173
9.4121.97

3.834115
3.7221.02
4.25162
5632187

2.62081
2.27%0.79
269%084
269%0.65

0.38
0.36
0.40
0.54

0.54
0.65
0.53
0.66

0.52
0.78
0.60
070

40.74+5.8
38.445.6
39.5+6.2
41.7445

445-61
425467
440458
462258

74204
7520.4
742-09
7720.6

Rongelap Sep73
Ailingnae Sep 73)
Unexposed Sep 73

264277
257450
262%63

7.6221.84
7,052.14
7172151

4172160
3922153
4081.34

2514076
2.2140.39
2314%0.75

039
0.30
0.35

0 48
0.56
0.41

0.34
0.62
0.50

38.9264
399442
38.525.3

4542278
467444
4862-73

Rongelap Mar74
Ailingnae) Mar74
Unexposed Mar 74

256269
283270
245263

7451.67
773%2.67
7.462159

4.254144
4602191
4062%1.31

2422062
2.05%0.61
2.594093

0.41
0.47
0.43

041
0.58
0.48

0.31
0.28
0.43

3846.0
38.26.)
39.1276

50763 13.3429
499114 13.9413
512272 136418

Rongelap
Ailingnae

193456
186237

8.322169
65722.40

4.2821.45
3.412166

2.8620.79
2.362109

0.42
039

0.60
038

067
035

452-64
44.527.2

Slie72
478487

100 -

Sep74
Sep74

60°
80 +

+

oF

F
20 -

To

Maximum depression
5
31-39 days -

“

°

.

fo

c

/

ae

T

T

T

us

——

T

T

or

oT

1s
5 vears

{

1

100

78=07
8.3204
76207

I1F.7H17
14.3416
mo

T

20

‘

T

;

yearsee 4
4
4
+

}

4

:1

a

30

T

13.6221
14.0111

°

1

3.0

a

T

tL

10

3.0

3.0

L.0

3.0

5.0

7.0

10

3.0

1.0

3.0

Lymphs x 10-3

Cumulatuve %

g

1972
1972
1972
1972)

10

TI

TT

| Maximum depression
[ 31-59 days

2 years

rr

10 years

1

1

it

.0

L

3.0

4

4

30

.
T_T

[5 years

TT
19 vears

ot

20 years

80
L

4
4
5
4

40

=

20

4

60

4

4
10

wy%

protein,

Rongelap
Atlingnae
Unexposed
Curtk

-

Cumulative

Serum

Hgb,

3.0

9.0

1.0

a nee ee e e
| Masumum depression
100 [L
26-30
.
L
davs aa

40 [

3.0

ee ee

T
4
4

4
—

f

-_

&

e

9.0

f

80 60 F

3.0

/

,

4

~“

/

4

20

f
0!
0

7

bout
40

4
0

0

60
Platelets x 10-4

Figure 13. Cumulative percentdistribution curves for blood elements
of Rongelap people at various times (——, exposed; ---, unexposed).

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