Tabie 23
Mean Levels of Peripheral Blood Elements of Populations Under Study
Plat. ( « 10°°)
sed
WBC (x 10°°)
1965
1966
1963
274 75*(56)""
~~
F.3941.7 (356)
FADE (16)
1966
1965
6.821.8(55)
3.6921.2 (56)
8.05-2.3(99)
—
—
3.86 1.8125)
G.Q4H23(15)
1966
349-- 95 (16)
xposed
dren of
entis)}
dren of
darents
28F+~ 7FICif4)
—
7.342 2.20124)
416130 (48)
—
1OA7HI5 (48)
—
4.41220 (48)
—
36622 96 (69)
—
9.91226 (69)
—
4.52+1.9 (69)
—
Lymph. ( x 10°*)
1965
sed
2.99--0.8 (56)
sed
273+0.8 (16)
posed
iren of
2.82% 1.0( 124)
Het. (%)}
1966
1965
2.450.8(54)
40.224.8 (56)
2.310.9(15)
3.00+1.0(98)
BF7HLS (16)
3.5721.4(54)
assed
_
—
Neut. { x 1077)
39.645.0 (16)
—
_—
40.5%5.0(124)
~
RBC ( x10")
1966
39
3.3041.9(15)
4.45 1.8(98)
*#4.3(48)
39.7%4.6(15)
41,3+7.0(88)
—
1965
42757 (50)
1966
—
438253 (16)
~
_
443+53(111)
_
—
tis)
4.78419 (48)
—
37.143.5 (48)
—~
441+41 (44)
~
arents
4.5541.5 (69)
—
36.44:2.4 (69)
—
439-34 (64)
—
lren of
viation.
**Number of people in group.
or tissue shows advanced morbidity.
iat longitudinal studies of aging
gelap individuals and groups may
ling as time goes by.
ATOLOGICAL STUDIES
| data are summarized in tables
and the raw data on individuals
e appendices. The more heavily
» group whoreceived 175 rads
‘Rongelap exposed,” the Ron‘eceived a smaller exposure of
.e exposed,” and the larger unn population of Rongelap as
use of the small number of
ae group, their data were not
ase for the Rongelap groups,
narized in a separate paraa are summarized separately
in differences noted in age
en the exposed and the un> the comparisons of mean
levels for entire groups, comparisons are also made
of age and sex groups, Ages 12 to 15, > 15 to 40,
and =>40 years for each sex are compared.
The hematological data are summarized in
Table 23 and in Figures 49 through 65. In Appendices 8, 9, and 10 are presented summaries of
the mean blood counts of the exposed populations
and of the various comparison populations since
exposure in March 1954. In Appendices It and
12 are listed the individual blood counts for 1965
and 1966. In Appendix 13 basophil counts are
presented. In 1966, hematological studies (excluding platelets) were done only on the exposed
populations of Rongelap, Ailingnae, and Utirik.
Rongelap Population
Leukocytes. The mean leukocyte levels were
sightly lower at 11 years than at 10 years post
exposure in both exposed and unexposed Ro
gelap people. At 12 years the exposed (unexpr
not done) showed slightly lower levels th
1965 (see Appendix 8}. There was no app
difference in the exposed and unexposed