“tall
Table 19
Mean Levels of Peripheral Blood Elements of Populations Under Study
Plat. (10-3)
abs
ir, pCi/g Ca
(1317; 1086;
1113; 1378)
(865; 628;
780)
(910; 500)
Rongelap exposed
Ailingnae exposed
Utirik exposed
Rongelap unexposed
Rongelap children of
exposed parent(s)
Rongelap children of
unexposed parents
1969
1967
1968
1969
1967
240 (52)*
221 (12)
—
259(102)
1£76(47)
20110)
—_
191(85)
7.2 (52)
6.4 (12)
—_
7.3( 102)
7.0(48)
5.6(12)
—
—
6.5(53)
5.8(10)
7.5(81)
6.6(99)
3.7 (50)
3.0 (12)
—
3.9(101)
347 (56)
230(34)
9.9 (56)
_
9.8(65
4.7
355 (63)
241(45)
8.7 (63)
_—
9.5(85)
3.9 (60)
Lymph. (x 10-3)
nmary of Past
irity in reduc:aused by the
lls, which conis unfortunate
-e a continued
-abs are a delice they are not
Neut. ( x 10-3)
1967
aximum per-
Ss and 99Sr in
he 137Cs levels
‘he 9°Srlevels
961 and 1964
WBC ( x 10-3)
1967
1968
Rongelap exposed
32) (50) (zt
12)
9/ (12)
exposed
Ailingnae
_—
—
Utink exposed
—
Rongelap unexposed 2.7(101)
Rongelap children of
exposed parent(s)
4.1 (55)
—_—
Rongelap children of
unexposed parents
3.6 (60)
—
)
1968
1969
3.8(48)
3.8(12)
—
—
3.0(53)
3.2(10)
3.8(79)
3.1(96)
—
3.9(64
—
4.4(84)
(55
e)
Het. (%)
ae”!
RBC ( x 10-*)
1969
1967
1968
1969
1967
1969
.0(53)
\2.2¢10)
3.2(79)
2.9(96)
42.0 (52)
38.2 (12)
—
41.3(102)
42.0(49)
40.2(12)
—
—_
42.9(51)
38.4(10)
42.3(81)
43.1(99)
419 (52)
433 (12)
_
422(102)
395(48)
391(10)
437(12)
402(87)
4.9(64)
36.9 (55)
—
410
4.0(84)
35.5 (63)
_
38.2(65
a
36.9(85)
398(63
o
393(85)
(56)
eo
406 (63)
*Numberof people in group.
Table 20
Percent Differences of Various Hematological Determinations Comparing
Exposed Groups With Rongelap Unexposed Group
NGS
Plats.
carried out on
ongelap people
-d only in 1968.
irik population
unts were done
ter.44 Platelet
copy45 in 1967
44 Differential
stained smears.
the microcapilnples were col3. laboratories.
the past 3 years
20 andin Figre tabulated in
er the years in
s in the exposed
Rongelap
1959
~5.9
reer
— 14.9 (p<0.01)
—8.0 (p<0.1)
— 16.0 ( $<0.01)
tees
Ieee
—4.9
196)
1960
+0.1
—-7.7
—7.4
Ailingnae
1959
—4.4
lee
— 12.6 (p<0.1)
1963
1964
1965
1967
1969
—6.5
— 23.4 (p<0.01)
+4.8
+ 24.8 (p<0.01)
we
-
slightly below
. during thelast
Usk
inexposed mean
—
ince 1965 have
tees
| $22.7 (p<0.01)
—_
90062498
Leuks.
—5.5
.
—5.9
. (p<0.01)
‘
—11.1
—3.5
— 10.5 (p<0.05)
+1.4
—1.4
—-415
—4.8
—
— 15.1 (~<0.05)
—6.7
— 22.1 ( p<0.02)
—2.7
—12.3
—12.1
_
+ 13.6
Neuts.
—8.2
—6.0
— 13.6
13.6 ¢ p<0.05)
—44
— 23.5 (p<0.01)
—5.1
—5.1
—3.2
— 6.3
— 13.6
—17.7 (p<0.1)
+3.9
— 26.4 (p<0.1)
—2.6
— 23.1 (p<0.1)
+3.2
+2.0
+ 22.6
Lymphs.
—0.5
—5.5
—13.0 (p<0.01
—3.9 ?
=~
+5.7
+3.7
+3.4
—8.4
+81
—11.0
— 20.8 (p<0.01)
—11.1
—3.6
+7.4
— 24.1 (p<0.02)
0.02
~3.2
+ 10.3