‘ae 18 over a 6-year period in the exposed population represent 48 per 1000, and the 20 births over a 4-year period for the unexposed population represent a rate of 62 per 1000. The fourin utero irradi- been observed in 1957 in the children, when about 10 had night blindness associated with vitamin A deficiency.® The improvement may be duein part to the argicultural program ontheisland resulting in the availability of papaya and squash. The usual numberofskin infections and fungusdis- ated children did not show any abnormalities nor have they shown any impairmentof growth and development. eases was noted, as was the usual incidence of impetigo in the children. PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS PEDIATRIC EXAMINATIONS At the times of the 1959 and 1960 surveys of the Marshallese, the people appeared to be generally in a state of good health and nutrition. There was no indication of vitamin deficiencies such as had The numbersof children seen during the 1958, 1959, and 1960 surveys are summarized in Table 5. In the limited 1960 survey, only the body meas- Table 5 Numbers of Children Examined in 1958, 1959, and 1960 Exposed Nonexposed with exposed parents Nonexposed, Rongelap Nonexposed, Majuro Utirik In 1960 In 1959 In 1958 35 10 51 0 34 20 82 15 39 13 88 20 0 60 0 In 1958 but not in 1959 3 (3)* 0 16 (3) 6 (2) 0 In 1959 but not in 1958 In 1959 but not in 1960 0 7 10 l 0 10 ° 34 (2) 15 60 60 *Numbers in parentheses are numbers of children not examined who had becomeadults or near-adults since the preceding survey. Table 6 Summary of Physical Findings on Children. 1959 Chronic impetigo (active) Molluscum contagiosum Tinea versicolor Chronic otitis media Palpableliver Under 3 cm Over 3 cm Cervical nodes Axillary nodes Rheumatic heart disease, inactive Vitiligo Cheilosis Asthma Loss of hearing, unilateral Elevated blood pressure** Obesity in girls > 10 years of age** *Number examined. Exposed Rongelap (34)” Nonexposed with exposed parents (20) 10 7 0 2 0 4 5 1 0 ) 1 2 Nonexposed Rongelap (82) ~ 25 6 0 4 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 36 13 0 0 0 0/20 1/4 0 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 14 8 1 t Nonexposed Majuro (15) 1 1 0/36 0/7 8 3 0 1 0 0 0/8 **Utirik group showed noelevated blood pressure in 58 children examined, and an incidenceofobesity in girls > 10 years of age of 7/16.