ao
BFERCTS tik
radiation. are disted va TVunle 24.
Incidence of gastroenter tis
Phe
uN
lrkerdy
on both eroups was
probably due to the Keeping of nerishabie foods
unrefrigerated for long periods bs the Mau
shallese, and wos tor seen affer tus pract.ce
was stopped. It would appear that a higher
percentage of the madividuats in (rioups 0 ane
IT developed upper respiratory jufections com:
pared to Group TV Efowever. all of the iit.
viduals in Groups [To oand [T were questioned
coneerning even mild -vmptems of TORT. where,
as only those of Group TV with severe svn.p
toms of URI caine to thes time.
fis,
RADTATION
habe 2S.
ft would be expected that within a
etl of ~\ weeks. most individuals below 16
Strand particularilythose below » years would
— ULE sr ae ‘wepoht.
The fact that most of them
ost Sequrit nav Indicate that they received a
ose aft cadiation sufficient to interfere with nor-
wt tnera boi sin. In spite of their relatively intive | fe and hearty appetites many of the
ididis aiso lost weight which may indicate some
nterference with their normal metabolism.
Phere was atthe difference in observed weight
changes between Group 1 and Group II. It ap-
seared that the difference in doses received by
the two groups did not ditferentially affeet their
2.6
Changes in Weight as an Indication of Disturbance in the General Metaboiism
Whether the observed losses in
vergnt vere related to radiation or to changes
Unfortunately,
' @HiVIronnient Is not clear.
o sitisfactory contro, existed to aid in in-
terpretiig the loss of weight in Groups Land II.
Tue Bopy Wertent of indiv duals i Groupe |
and IT was followed poutine:y. Sinee they tad
an unrestricted chet and all ate wel,, ther
change in werehr might be considered an ondica
tion of any disturbance yu ther over all metab
olism.
nody werehr.
The weight oSanues cre samira eet on
2.7
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+
The Effects on Pregnancy
Fook Women iN Group I were pregnant when
orought to Kwajalein. Two were in the first
riester, one inthe second trimester, and one in
Table .4+—Duiseares Observed in Group [V
Osteoarthritis
Epithelioma o ankle saith neerane ode
generation
Chronic bronet? itis
Furunele.
Chronic bronchitis and broncmectasis
Abseess of sole of foe
Carbuncle
Tooth extraction
Pungus infeetion of gui: aud palare
Contusion, traumaric
Gastroenteritis
Upper respiratery infection
Arteriosclerotic
heart
disease
decompen
sated
Pvelonephritis
Insect bite
wit
.
hororeninitis unknown enelogy
Throobephlebitis, antecubital ver
Dc npengo
livsmenorrhes
I xfolative dermatophytostis
Letropiot. right eve
\athina
oaipeprat: dema
Dp ie cytenwt enna
.
wees
Henmign hypertension with headache
hongas iifeetion, auditory
‘anal
Peochome tas ‘vstitis
.
3u
.
Tinea
“ample headacne
Seute bronebatis
.
Powsabie oupticed intervertebral disc
Revver of iokiown Orygin
NJonweohan idpoey
oingrkerd
NUMBER
OF CASES
DISEASEK
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DINE AGE