— o SO —“ = > > — 5 50-— ae 40 7 oe 30. RONGELAP AND AILINGNAE EXPOSED ——— UTIRIK EXPOSED seeeeee 7 RONGELAP UNEXPOSED 20— am 1O— — pole ya 1955 pe typ pp 1960 te a da 1965 9790 YEAR 1975 1980 Figure 1. Percent survivors of the different exposure groups since 1954. The curves are based on the total original populations, including those in utere. Rongelap None Ailingnae SusBJECT No. 51. This 51-year-old woman had severe chronic obstructive pulmonarydisease with marked emphysematous changes on chest x ray and evidence of cor pulmonale on her electrocardiogram. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema had been persistent at least since 1974, She expired at Majuro Hospital. Utirik SUBJECT No. 2241. This 56-year-old woman died at Straub Clinic and Hospital (Honolulu) with septicemia resulting from diabetes (known for at least 6 years) and a recent above-the-knee amputation stump that had become infected ad pou we a Cd C3 Pag Cs] after surgery at Ebeye Hospital. SuBJECT No. 2161. This 56-year-old woman died on Ailinglapalap Atoll after a two-month illness characterized by abdominal pain and jaundice. The causeof the illness is unknown as no physician wasin attendance. Other medical problems had included post-polio paralysis since childhood andbilateral congenitally dislocated hips. SuBJECT No. 2120. Insulin-requiring diabetes and severe neuropathy were the major problems of this 70-year-old man when last examined in 1982. He was ‘being followed at Majuro Hospital where hedied later that year. Comparison SUBJECT No. 982.. This 61-year-old lady had a history of moderate hypertension under treatmentfor at least 15 years. In 1980 shehada paralytic stroke complicated by pneumonia and wasreferred to the Ebeye Hospital. She died in April 1981. SuByect No. 849. This 62-year-old man had diabetes treated with insulin. Severe peripheral vascular disease hadled to bilateral leg amputations in 1972 and 1977. No other significant problems were detected on his last examination in 1980. He died in 1981.