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Table 19 Mean Levels of Peripheral Blood Elements of Populations Under Study Plat. ( x 10-3) Rongelap exposed Ailingnae exposed — Uurik exposed Rongelap unexposed Rongelap children of exposed parent(s) Rongelap children of unexposed parents WEC ( x 10-3) 1967 1969 1967 1968 1969 1967 240 (52)* 221 (12) 176(47) 201(10) — 191(85) 7.2 (32) 6.4 (12) — 7.3( 102) 7.0(48) 5.6(12) — — 6.5(53) 5.8(10) 7.3(81) 6.6(99) 347 (56) 230(34) 9.9 (56) — 355 (63) 241(45) 8.7 (63) _ — 299( 102) Lymph. ( x 10-3) 1967 Rongelap exposed Ailingnae exposed ULurik exposed Rongelap unexposed Rongelap children of exposed parent(s) Rongelap children of unexposed parents Neut. ( x L072) 2.8 (50) 2.9 (12) — 2.7( 101) 1968 1968 1969 3.7 (30) 3.0 (12) 3.8(48) 3.8(12) 3.0(53) 3.2(10) 9.8(65) 4.7 (55) — 3.9(64) 9.5(85) 3.9 (60) — 4.4(84) — 3.9(101) Het. (%) 1969 2.6(48) | 3.0(53) 2.2(12) 2.210) — 3.2(79) — — 3.8(79) 3.1( 96) RBC ( x 107+) 1967 1968 1969 1967 1969 42.0 (52) 38.2 (12) — 42.0(49) 40.2(12) _ 42.9(51) 38.4(10) 42.3(81) 419 (52) 433 (12) — 395/48) 391(10) 437(12) 398(63) , 393(85) — 2.9(96) 41.3(102) — 43.1(99) 422(102) 4.1 (55) — 4.9(64) 36.9 (55) — 38.2( 65) 410 (56) 3.6 (60) — 4.0(84) 35.5 (63) — 36.9(85) 406 (63) 402(87) *Numberof people in group. ° Table 20 Percent Differences of Various Hematological Determinations Comparing Exposed Groups With Rongelap Unexposed Group Plats. Leuks. -5.9 — 14.9 (p<0.01) —8.0 (p<0.1) — 16.0 (p<0.01) ~4.9 +0.1 —7.7 -—7.4 —5.5 —5.9 —~I1.1 (p<0.01) —3.5 — 10.5 (¢<0.05) +1.4 —1.4 -15 —8.2 —6.0 — 13.6 (p<0.05) —4.4 —23.5 (p<0.01) —5.1 —5.1 — 3.2 —0.5 —5.5 — 13.0 (¢<0.01) —3.9 -1l +5.7 +3.7 +3.4 Ailingnae 1959 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1967 1969 —4.4 — 12.6 ( p<0.1) —6.5 — 23.4 ( p<0.01) +4.8 + 24.8 ( p<0.01) — 12.6 +5.9 —4.8 — —15.1 (~<0.05) —6.7 22.1 ( p<0.02) ~2.7 — 12.3 ��12.1 —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 — 8.4 +8.1 —11.0 — 20.8 (p< 0.01) —11.1 —3.6 +7.4 — 24.1 (p<0.02) Umk 1963 1969 +22.7 (p<0.01) — — + 13.6 + 2.0 + 22.6 —3.2 +10.3 Rongelap 1959 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1967 1969 Neuts. Lymphs.