: : : . Nos . 7 GOnhEP PA, eBeN . - ¢ . . ae Cos . . . my won . . oo eon : _ . t fae > . . hy ‘The Rongelapese have received complete meatal investigations at pix months, one year, and two year’ pos detonation, by a ‘team headed by Dr. Robert Conard of Broovhaven National Laboratory, as well as several rout! examinations. _ > \ DISCUSS ION : 5. ‘Status of Rongelapese Health. me ee Pertinent totans discussion of the return of the Rongelapese, to. their. ‘hom: island is the boay insult suffered from the“fallout on N 1954. One group of 64 people received about 175 roentgé whole body gamma radiation, ‘and a second groupof 18 rec , about. 69 roentgens., The most highly” exposed group tent rece!ved an additional 100 - 150° reps, to the thyrota, fre internally deposited isotopes of lodine. The acpogition bone seeking isotopes was Very,‘small and at two years“th burden of _strontium-90, as estinated by”‘Grinalysis, was, greater than for controls in the United States. individuals af the exposed, 45 experienced superficial skin les and 13 deep lesions while 35 showed Some degree eRe, a yon 6. The present condition of the Rongelap “people is Gescribed by the results of the two year medical’ examina "The medical survey of the Rongelap people. two after exposure to fallout radiation shows that the people appear to have been in generally good state health and nutrition and are making satisfactory recovery from their radiation exposure. Serious iliness has occurred in two individuals but neithe these illnesses nor clinical findings in other individuals can be attributed to radiation effects One death in May 1956, that of a 46-year-old Ronge man, was due to hypertensive heart disease. Previ examinations had shown that the disease was undoub present at the time of exposure to fallout radiati - "There is evidence of continued improvenent of - hemopotesis., The mean lymphocyte countis_ slightl .. Increased _ over the one-year levels, but ‘ts stil1*, *Medical Survey of Marshallese Two Years ffter txposure Fallout Rediation. 930. Ri. et al, -Brookhaven, Nats taboratory, March, 195 : - Department of Eneray.. . - 5 - Historian’s Office | NARCHIVES ENG a Appet