11 rival in Marchit was gratifying that most of the people had put their money into savings accounts. The Utirik people seemed quite disappointed in not receiving any monetary compensationfor their fallout exposure. In a lengthy meeting held with them on arrival of the team, the reason for this — the lack of radiation effects - was carefully explained, andit is believed they accepted the situation in good grace, judging by their cooperation in the examinations and cordiality to the medical team. Findings INTERVAL MEDICAL HISTORY Table 3 shows the populations examined in 1965 and 1966. Table 4 showsthe location of the populations understudy, and Table 5 showsthe percent distribution of the Rongelap population by age and sex. ilinesses During the past 2 years the Rongelap people have been generally in good health, and their nutritional status appears to have been satisfactory. An epidemic, believed to have been Asiatic influenza, with acute upper respiratory manifestations occurred in about half the population in the spring of 1964. Another influenza-like epidemic of similar proportions occurred in 1965. An outbreak of diarrhea, cause unknown,involved a large segment of the population during January and February 1965. About 15 cases of chicken pox occurred in the spring of 1965. On Ebeye Island, where about 100 Rongelap people live, an out- Figure 5. Rongelap girl with tovs following annualparty, 1966. break of conjunctivitis occurred during the year, but this responded to topical antibiotic treatment. Four children with varying degrees of paralysis, following a poliomyelitis epedimic in 1963, were treated and fitted with braces at Majuro. Surgery was performed on four cataract cases and onefistula zn ano. There were 3 deaths in the exposed group and 3 in the unexposed people (see below). The most outstanding finding since the previous report has been the increasing numberof cases of thyroid nodules. By July of 1966, 11 cases had been operated upon, the first 3 in 1964 at the Naval Hospital in Guam. Thelast 8 cases were sought to the Medical Research Center at Brookhaven National Laboratory for extensive studies Table 3 Numbers of People Examined During the 11- and 12-Year Surveys Rongelap and Ailingnae exposed — adults (age >>19) Rongelap and Ailingnae exposed — children (age 11 or 12 to 19) Rongelap unexposed - adults (age > 19) Rongelap unexposed - children (age 19) Children born to exposed parent(s) (age C11) Utirik exposed - adults (age >19) Utirik exposed - children (age 12 to 19) 1965 1966 48 49 23.023 83 108 - 48 - 70 39