50
EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION
4.32
range but platelets and lymphocytes remained
depressed but higher than at 6 months.
Hematological Findings, Group II.
Ailinginae
The pattern of change of all elements in
Group IT was essentially identical to that of
Group I: however, the degree of change was not
as marked (Table 4.3). As with Group I, recovery of all elements was incomplete at 6 months.
At 12 months granulocytes were in the control
4.33
Hematological Findings, GroupIV. Utirik
Since it was known that Group IVhad received a very small dose of radiation compared
to the other exposure groups, less frequent de-
Table 4.3.—Group II Ailinginae Mean Blood Count by Day and by Age
W.B.C.
(X103)
NEUTROPHILES
(X105)
:
LYMPHOCYTES
(X10)
P. E. Day_______--
<5
>5|]
<5
35
<5
>5
3.22 eee eee
7 0-0 e eee eee
1O_. 2 ee
6.0
5.5
63
7.0
6.8
7.3
3.0
wa
4.2
1.8
5.0
wee
4.2
47
28
wee
1.9
15__._-.- wanes
18_____-..-_.----.22.02
26...-----.--.._ se.
30__ ~~~ ee
33__.-2- ee
39_ eee
43.22 eee
47_ 2-2 ee
BL. eee
o4__._-__-_-----.-185____ 2 ee
400__.2 2 2k
7.1
68
89
84
96
7.7
7.5
69
7.9
8&4
4.6
7.7
11.t
7.0
7.8
&7
7.0
8&6
7.8
6&2
6.5
6.7
6.3
6.3
6.5
7.8
23
29
5.3
4.8
5.3
3.3
29
2.7
35
3.8
28
4.8
4,2
45
5.0
5.4
44
6.2
5.2
42
3.6
3.8
3.6
3.5
3.9
4.7
12_____- Haw ee eee.
‘Controls Group A___|
6.3
138.2
7.6
9%7
4,8
48
PLATELETS
(X104)
Monocytes
All
<10
>10
Ages
31
2.2
nee
22
2.2
eae.
eee
22.5
cette
eee
22.6
eee
FB
eee
eee
20.9;3.8
4,2
3.5
27
3.2
3.7
35
4.7
3.9
3.4
4.0
3.2
2.7
65
2.2
2.4
2.9
2,2
2.0
2.2
19
2.7
2.7
2.2
2.5
22
5.6
29.0
27.5
23.5
20.0
19.5
24.0
26.5
28.0
27.0
32.0
37.0
25.2
38.7
20.2
21.7
17.0
13.8
12.8
15.8
20.8
19.6
20.0
182
198
19.2
21.4
74
41
(M)
a---
41.2
(M)
wee
25.8
EoSINOPHILES
(X103)
(F)
>5i
<5
35
R4
16
ee
21
58
05
w-26
0.4
ee
16
24.6/3.7
249/23
22.9;
L5
17.4123
182/489
22.7
2.8
27.0/
11
25.3;06
261/)2.2
250/27
23.8);
1.5
23.9!
11
283/10
2.6
L656
2.4
2.4
19
2.2
17
L4
L9
2.8
1.9
14
Lil
23
3.2
§.8
0.6
4.1
6.0
2.7
2.8
15
2.2
18
15
17
L4
2.3
24
#16
2.0
1.9
1.6
06
OF
10
0.8
22
22
----
<5
965/2.0
2.0
4.4
95
2.6
4.7
Table 4.4.—Group IV Uttirik Mean Blood Count by Day and by Age
W. B.C.
(X10)
P. E. Day_______--
<5
>5)
<5
D5
4_. 1-2 eee
14__. 22.2.2 22 -____e
19_.____- ~--------
94
10.0
oe
82
86
ee
4.7
4.1
aoe
4.2
3.2
nee
CJ
tos
wal
co
29___----Controls Group A__.|
Ct
NEUTROPHILES
(X108)
10.1
13.2
9%F7
9.7]
4.9
48
5.8
48
LYMPHOCYTES
(X108)
;
PLATELETS
(X10)
Monocytes
(X108)
All
EQSINOPHILES
(X10
<5
>5
<10
>10
Ages|
<5
3>5/]
<5
>5
49
5.1
---
3.2
2.9
ue
~p-e
---38.9
Leet
---.
281
eee
«--.
35.6)
FG
49
--.
02
42
__.
20
3.6
wee
1.2
2.7
wee
4.8
74
3.2
41
(M)
34.5
41.2
(M)
25.6
25.8
(F)
317/22
365);
2.0
1.7
2
3.1
9.5
2.
4.7