HOLMES AND NARVER PHOTO FIGURE 3.—Rongelapese returned to their home island June 1957. were newly built by the U.S. Government. Structures itching of the skin (see section on Skin Exposure below, sec- tion I C page8). Also, there were definite changes in levels of blood consti- tuents for months afterwards. The Marshallese have been examined by a team of physicians yearly and to the present time no statistical differences have appeared between them and the “control” group for such factors as birth and death rates, lifeshortening, leukemia, cataracts or cardiovascular, arthritic, ophthalmic, or dental defects. There may be a suggestion of greater incidence of miscarriages and stillbirths and more recent data indicate that there may be a lag in growth and development of the children, but the paucity of vital statistics and the small number of persons involved preclude a determin- ese cteltaheeiied. usta biinbinsde nation. It was reported by the Japanese that some fishermen aboard a vessel near the Pacific Proving Ground on the same date may have received a higher exposure than the Marshallese.’ One of these fishermen died on September 23, 1954 of a liver disorder complicated by the development of jaundice and pneumonia.* The highest estimated exposure to any individual near the Nevada Test Site was 13.5 roentgens and the next highest 10.5 roentgens. oT i at? Cc 6 The highest estimated exposure to any com-