| tegee roc. Lack of vital statistics concerning births, deaths, etc., which would help in evaluating medical findings. 3. Related to no. 2 is the unreliability or absence of records of exact ages of some of the Marshallese. 4. Unhygienic living conditions also complicated the medical picture (the presence of parasites, hygiene). 5. chronic skin diseases, and poor oral Lack of a good comparison, or control group (this was later solved when a number of Rongelapese and Utirikese who were not exposed moved back with the exposed people.) 1sama aeanpneal 2. pry The language barrier, although the team was aided by interpreters. on 1. Sou: aaa In the three year report these included: In all of the subsequent reports, the first three problems are repeatedly listed as being continuing difficulties. Of special interest were additional comments regarding the attitudes and questions of the Rongelapese and Utirikese, which appeared in the five and six year report (1959 survey) and the seven year report (1961 survey). Because these reports are extremely important in characterizing certain issues connected with the surveys in the past, they are reproduced here completely, with no summarizing: From the 1959 report: (p.6) "ATTITUDES OF RONGELAP PEOPLE "When the team arrived at Rongelap, the magistrate of the village It was recognized that there was slightly increasing resistance to blood Also there was some discontent that, because of the sampling procedures. high Sr 0 content, they were forbidden to eat coconut crabs, which they consider a delicacy (Figure 4). Since the return of the people to Rongelap, copra production had not increased to the extent that the Trust Territory officials had hoped. 118 Consequently, since copra production is etree to help clarify the situation. For the past 5 years during which the annual examinations have been going on there had been no problem in maintaining excellent rapport with the people, and, indeed, the relations of the team members with the Rongelapese were always cordial and friendly. Bvenl indicated that there was some confusion and uncertainty in the minds of some of the people as to the necessity and significance of repeated medical examinations. He thought it wise to call a meeting of the village people in the council house so that they could ask questions