a-4e Interval Medical History: Rongelap, During the past year, the only disease epidemic of note was the recent poliomyelitis epidemic, No children in the exposed group were affected, in children were less than 7 years of age, 12 of unexposed parents were involved, (as All cases Eleven children of exposed parents and Mild residual facial or limb paralysis of March 1) was noted in 8 and more severe paralysis in 2 children, One adult died of bulbar paralysis (see below), Deaths - A, Four deaths had occurred in the exposed group: (1) #30, female, 60 years of age, Died, July 1962, with a stated diagnosis of cancer of the cervix, Previous exaninations had shown progressive loss of weight and increasing hyper- tension, On the past survey, bleeding was noted from the cervical os and a gynecological checkup had been recommended but death occurred before this was carried out, No autopsy was obtained, (2) #46, male, 84 years of age, Died July 1962, History of arteriosclerotic heart disease, a stroke a number of years ago, and senility, No autopsy was obtained, (3) #26, male, 21 years of age, Died in December 1962, two months after a fall from a coconut tree, Death was preceded by dis- orientation and amnesia with convulsive seizures and finally coma, meningeal damage grossly and histologically, death, Autopsy showed Brain damage was the likely cause of Other findings were few, but of interest was notation of giant and multi- nucleated cells in the meninges area, (4) #52, female, 55 years of age, Died in February 1963, with larnygeal paralysis during the poliomyelitis epidemic, appeared to be from poliomyelitis with bulbar involvement, Death No autopsy was obtained, - B, Death in a child of exposed parent: #107, female, 4 years of age, Died in October 1962 of acute gastroenteritis and dehydration, Child had a history of malnutrition and weakness, skin infections, loss of pigment in hair, was done, S00 1200 No autopsy