77 Bertell coe : April 15, 1988 Page 10: th of There is no evidence to show that the general he the Rongelap people has improved compared to tha prior to the Bravo test in 1954. There is very little n the way of written records to use for comparison. The Some diabetes study was not even begun until 1974. disease such as venereal or vitamin A_ defi iency increased after the Bravo shot (Conard 1975) Page ll: A Rongelap youth died in 1972 from myeloid le emia. He had been exposed to the Bravo test fallout w en he was 18 months old. wea 2 men ” pre wm ws es Notes There may been an artificial reduction in o thyroid cancers attributable to surgical removal thvroid gland. erved bf the a Z : Page ll: Public The International Institute of Concern for Health has asked two physicians Dr. Bernard Lau a nd Dr. Brenda Caloyannis, to examine health of the Ronge }apese in 1985 — 1988. Their findings indicate a high level of ill health especially among those who lived on Rongelap Atoll. A separate report on this wijll be submitted to the U.S. Congress. }Page 12(b),: This report assignments 1985). has made We are estimates were not to researched the thyroid not able to conclude "much too low." the dose 1964, that the or lginal gland various (1957, Page 21 (@)'? According to Conard 1975 (page 16), which covers adult mortality of Rongelapese exposed and unexposed between 1956 and 1974, the first 20 years after the Bravo test: