Table 6 Births and Fetal Deaths" by Year Children ——— Year Women aged 15-45 Total pregnancies Live births % Pregnancies Miscarriages* M F Oo terminaung in miscarriage Exposed" 1954: 19 i 0 0 6 + 0 14 1955 20 6 1957 21 5 1956 20 4 5 2 | 100 4 2 2 0 17 1 33 3 60 l | 17 10 43 1959 1960 22 24 6 10 8 3 y 4 2 5 4 3 4 6 196] 23 7 6 ? 4 ! 1963 1964 1965 1966" 27 26 30 30 8 6 3 2 7 6 5 2 3 | 3 2 4 3 2 0) I 0 (} 0 42 0 0 0 2 22 ! 11 1958 1962 22 24 4 4" l 3 0 l 25 Unexposed 1956 29° 1457 y 7 6 1958 30 30 11 9 4 3 2 1949 29 10 y 4 4 l tO 1960 196] 24 29 10 10 4 10 3 4 3 i 2 0 20 0 1462 1403 1Yb4 14965 1466" 30 32 32 $2 32 9 5 6 12 7 ] “Includes suilbirths and neonatal deaths. "Includes nonexposed females mated to exposed males. ‘Includes only children conceived after March !. 192°. § 4 3 10 a 0 5 4 2 8 3 () 3 I 3 2 2 0 ] | : 2 I ly i 17 29 100 “Includes data only through March 1966. "Includestwins. Vital Statistics on the Utirik People Since a newhealth aide was not able to locate medical records covering the past 3 years, vital statistics on the Utirik people were particularly difficult to obtain. It appeared that 9 people ofthis exposed group had died overthe past 2 years. The causes of death could not be determined. This makes a total of 24 deaths in the 157 people during the 12-year period since exposure. No major epidemics of disease were reported. During the summer of 1964 a numberof children developed diarrhea, and in about 5 cases bloodystools, fever, and vomiting were noted. No deaths occurred, and the cases improved on antibiotic treatment, 18 Tabie 9 Sex Distribution of Rongelap Children Born Since 1954 (including some sullborn) Sex of children Parents Male Female i3 12 712 15 Exposed male and unexposed female 3 7 Exposed female and unknown male 2 2 bl 44 Expased male and exposed female Unexposed male and exposed female Unexposed male and unexposed female