ie, EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION 50 4.32 range but platelets and lymphocytes remained Hematological Findings, Group II. depressed but higher than at 6 months. Ailinginae The pattern of change of all elements in Group II was essentially identical to that of Group I: however, the degree of change was not asmarked (Table 4.3). As with GroupI, recovery of all elements was incomplete at 6 months. At 12 months granulocytes were in the control 4.33 | Hematological Findings, Group IV. Utirik Since it was known that Group IV had received a very small dose of radiation compared to the other exposure groups, less frequent de- Table 4.3.—Group II Ailinginae Mean Blood Count by Day and by Age | Ww.B.C, (X10) waves (X10) | P. E. Day_...._..- : <5 >5| . <5 3. eeee | To ece eee ee enews 10. _- eee eee | 60 BSG 63 7.6] BB] 7.3) 30 LLL 42 12_..-22-2-2-.---- |} 63 7.6] 1§_..- 22-2. 7.17.0} 18..2-2 22-2. 68 7.8/ 22.2 89 87/ 26..----22- 2-2. | 84 701 30. .--- 222-222 eee i 96 86} 33_.------------.- | 77°78) 39.0222. | 7.5 62) 43.222 etl. ' 69 65/ 470 eee | 7.3 67! ) re , &4 63! 54.0 222-2.022-02 2. | £6 63] 185.222.2222. 2 eee , 7.7 65) 400.2222 2-2 eee Li 7.8] Controls Group A_... 13.2 | | | | PLATELETS (X10 | Monocrres | CXL) EosmNoruiLss (X10) >5 <5 >5 | <10 | (M) >10 (M) All Ages | (F) <5 >5) <5 >5 5.0 Lee 42 23 wee 19 22 cee 22 -.. eee 225 Lee eee 226 Le 8 eee eee 209/38 16) cee 21/ OS eee 26 OF wee 16 42 3.5 27 32 37 35 47° 39 3.4 40 32 27 65 22 24 29 22 20 22 1.9 27 27 22 25 22 5.6 290 202 246/37 27.8 217 249/23 |/235 17.0 229/15 200 138 174/23 )195 128 182/19 (240 15.8 227/28 265 208 270/11 |280 196 25.31/06 27.0 200 261,22 320 182 220/27 37.0 198 2.8/1.5 2.2 192 329 /LE |387 214 23/10 26] 15] 24/1 24; L9/ 22; 147) 14! 19; 28/] 19) L4] 211) 23 32 58 06 41 60 27 28 15 22 L8 Lb 17 L4 23 24 16 20 19 L6 06 07 10 08 22 22 18 47 31 22 48 7.4 23 45 29 5.0 53 54 48 44 5&3 62 33 52 29 42 27 36 35 38 38 36 28 35 48 3.9 42 47 9.7 Lr ccrres CX1) 48 | 2, Le 41 41.2 25.8 2| B4 58] 365'20 | 20; 44 26 95 4.7 Table 4.4.—Group IV Uttirik Mean Blood Count by Day and by Age | W.B.c. | (X108) | NBUTROPHILES | (X10) LrMprocytes | | P. E. Day. -_-..-.- | | J <5 >5/ 4.222.222. see | 94 82) (10.0 86/ <5 >5 47 42 41 32 19.122 ee. lee. rr ae | 101 97/49 58 | Controls Group A_.., 13.2 97) 48 48 | PLATELETS (X18) <5 Monocytes . (X10) | (X10) All >5 | <to >10 Ages| (M) (M) (F) 49 32 | wu. ---51 29 |. Ll. 2) <5 >5! 106 02) 49 42] nee nee | aa 281 356) --. .-.| 48 32 345 256 317/522 17) 7.4 41 ) 42 25.8 365/20 20] Eoswornizs (X10 <5 >5 20 12 36 27 --- --Bt 20 95 47