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

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