“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