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Births and Fetal Deaths* by: Yeagus
Year
Women_aged 13-45
1956
19
20
l
6
0
5
21
5
2
20
1957
1958
14
24
23
10
7
27
26
30
30
8
6
5
2
29
1962
24
1960
1961
1963
1964
1965
19669
6
22
1959
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Total pregnancies
Exposed® “7°
1954+
1955
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6
4
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0
1
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1
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4
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8
4
9
6
5
2
40:
7
6
5
2
3
1
3
2
4
5
2
0
\
1
0
0
0
25
6
5
4
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4
a
20
43%
2 4
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3
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3
a
s
7
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7
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a
10
0
12
0
0
0
Unexposed
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
19664
.
29
30
30
29
29
29
9
11
9
10
10
10
;
9
8
9
8
10
6
4
5
4
5
9
l
5
3
5
3
1
2
2
\
1
2
0
22 18
Ll
10
20
0
32
32
32
32
6
12
7
l
5
10
5
0
2
8
3
0
3
2
2
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i
2
2
1
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29
100
30
6
4Includes stillbirths and neonatal deaths.
*Includes nonexposed females mated to exposed males.
“Includes only children conceived after March 1, 1954.
5
4
L
diarrhea, and in about 5 cases bloody stools, fever,
and vomiting were noted. No deaths occurred, and
the cases improved on antibiotic treatment.
17
“Includes data only through March 1966.
*Includes twins.
Vital Statistics on the Utirik People
Since a new health aide was notable to locate
medical records covering the past 3 years, vital
statistics on the Utirik people were particularly
difficult to obtain. It appeared that 9 peopleofthis
exposed group haddied over the past 2 years. The
causes of death could not be determined. This
makes a total of 24 deaths in the 157 people during the 12-year period since exposure. No major
epidemics of disease were reported. During the
summerof 1964 a numberof children developed
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Table 9
Sex Distribution of Rongelap Children Born Since 1954
(including somestillborn)
Sex of children
Parents
Male
Female
Exposed male and exposed female
13
12
Unexposed male and exposed female
12
15
Exposed male and unexposed female
3
7
Exposed female and unknown male
Unexposed male and unexposed female
2
2
61
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