-18~ past year, Physical examinations revealed the people of both Islands to be generally in good health with the usual number and type of m2dical abnormalities, malignancies or leukemia were noted, of cancer, No Beta burn areas of the skin showed no evidence Slight retardation of exposed children, particularly males, exposed below 12 years of age, was again noted, been noted as yet, No evidence for "catching up" in this group has Hematological examinations revealed that the peripheral blood elements, particularly platelets of the Rongelap exposed group were again on the average, slightly below levels of the unexposed comparison population, i has been apparent, effect of this No serious 137 . : and Body burdens of the radionuclides Cs oa : . ‘ ' : 9 Sr 0 based on urinary excretion determinations, showed no increase since last examined,