52 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