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EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION
Table 4.6—Group I Rongelap Mean Blood
Counts at Time of Maximum Depression
Table 4.6.—Group I Rongelap Mean Bloc
Counts at Time of Peak Depression—-Continue
Ace Less THAN 5
AGE Greates Tuan 15
W.B.C. ' Puareners| NEUTRO- | Lrmpno-
Case No.
W.B.C. | PLATELETS
(AVERAGE
rrow
Day (AVERAGE (AVERAnE I (Avenace
39 to 51)
FROw Dav
2 t0 30)
|
Casg No,
From Day | FROM Day
39 To 52)
|
39 TO 51)
Neutro. | Lywruo-
(AVERAGE
Frow
Day (Avance (AVERAGE 1 (AVERAGE
39 ro 51)
PROM Day
From Day
26 TO 30)
|
2
3
5
17
19
21
7220
7320
5620
6230
5650
4750
32
33
42
54
65
5450
§600
5500
4750
6050
23
7150
'
69
3920
5020
5620
6020
| 8720 |
67
72
|
|
7
| 5750
5100
| 4720
| ee
,
|
4
|
95
85
80
145
105
|
!
|
|
115 |
2870
2770
2570
3350
3070
2670
|!
|
|
52
55
56
57
58
60
5620
4400
6170
5020
4750
6970
“160
135
125
55
80
160
2970
1450
3520
2020
2600
4050
|
!
|
4050
4200
2650
2650
2400
1950
2600
1670
2520
2620
2520
|
|
,
|
|
2650
3570
2920
1950
2400
63
64
66
68
71
4270
5600
6100
4600
7950
65
70
145
120
105
2550
3220
2820
2400
4950
|
74
9900
155:
7800
5670
70
100
3190
4100
4200
|
1470
3020
145
3470 |
3450 |
2320
140
2700 | 2150
130 | 2520 | 2470
|
195
125
ao
2320
1720
2970 |
1800 |
1920
1970
|
3550
2770
|
1570
85 | 1570 | 1350
is0
3270 , 1270
55 | 2370 | 1520
55
2770 | 1700
45 | 4320 | 1656
25
27
30
|
6250
6620
5700
110;
110 |
85
.
|
ee |
46
|
4620
6620
|
95
|
2630
1260
7250
2550
§120
2920
2506
2520
3350
130 | 2620
1950
|
2470
total leukocyte count were reflected almo:
response in the two groupsis not apparent.
™0
2650
2520 | 2520
2700 | 2420
105
5600
60
1520
2050
3120
2020
2700
equally in the lymphocyte and neutrophi
count. The significance of this difference i
130
|
5250
|
2820
~
entirely by changes in the total neutrophi
Age greater than 15
4470 |
5400
5170
118
185
soo
150 | 2800 ; 2870
4550
3970
110
count. Group III differed since the changes i
oe
110
6420
'
82
8300
|
|
2450
2720
2550
2700
1850
2470
165 | 2900 | 1550
3120
| 4670
| 4050
4570
| 6100
49
79
80
1970
11
12
13
14
18
40
78
2320
1950
5220
5470
22
73
\
7
9
10
62
1420 | 3170
200
120
195
390
75
|
Age 5 to 15
|
a
i
|
26
35
36
110
185
115
105
115
85
39 To 51)
|
195 | 4100 | 2800
4770 |
1§
20
24
|
FROM Dar
39 to 51)
130
a
|
140 |
135
190
|
2500
4050)
3600
3920
=
|
3080
2450 |
2350
|
4050»
1900
2120
2850
1600
oe
m0
2
‘4 0)
e
e
”
a
POST EXPOSURE DAY
Fiaure 4.6.—Nerial platelet counts in exposed Ame
cans (Group 1).
Theplatelet count (Fig. 4.6) were not mar
2870
edly depressed when the initial counts we
2920)
3d week, however, the platelet count began
2100
tuken during the 3d week.
At the end of t