ew me es
18
over a 6-ycar period in the exposed population
represent 48 per 1000, and the 20 births overa
4-year period for the unexposed population repre‘sent a rate of 62 per 1000. The four in utero irradiated children did not show any abnormalities nor
have they shown any impairmentof growth and
been observed in 1957 in the children, when about
10 had night blindness associated with vitamin A
dcficiency.* The improvement maybe duc in part
to the argicultural program ontheisland resulting
in the availability of papaya and squash. The
usual numberofskin infections and fungus diseases was noted, as was the usual incidence of
impetigo in the children.
development.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
PEDIATRIC EXAMINATIONS
At the times of the 1959 and 1960 surveys of the
Marshallese, the people appeared to be generally
The numbers of children seen during the 1958,
1959, and 1960 surveys are summarized in Table
5. In the limited 1960 survey, only the body meas-
in a state of good health and nutrition. There was
no indication of vitamin deficiencies such as had
Table 5
Numbers of Children Examined in 1958, 1959, and 1960
Exposed
Nonexposed with exposed parents
Nonexposed, Rongelap
Nonexposed, Majuro .
Uurik
DOE ARCHIVES
In 1958 but
In 1959 but
In 1959 but
In 1960
In 1959
In 1958
notin 1959
not in 1958
not in 1960
35
34
0
0
15
60
39
13
8B
20
0
5 (5)*
0
16 (3)
6 (2)
0
10
51
20
82
0
7
10
1
60
0
10
34 (2)
15
60
*Numbers in parentheses are numbers of children not examined who had become adults or near-adults since the preceding survey.
Table 6
Summaryof Physical Findings on Children, 1959
Exposed
Chronic impetigo (active)
Moluscum contagiosum
Tinea versicolor
Chronic otitis media
Palpable liver
Under 3 cm
Over 3 cm
Cervical nodes
Axillary nodes
Rheumatic heart disease, inactive
Vitihgo
Rongelap (34)*
exposed parents (20)
Rongelap (82)
Nonexposed
Nonexposed
10
0
7
1
25
6
0
0
0
4
0
I
5
2
0
4
5
14
Nonexposed with
0
2
6
11
36
0
0
8
1
1
2
0
0
Asthma
Loss of hearing, unilateral
0
0
0
0
Elevated blood pressure** |
0/20
Cheilosis
Obesityin girls >> 10 years of age**
0
1/4
0
13
0
0
J
1
0/36
0/7
Majuro (15)
2
2
2
8
3
0
I
1
0
0
0/8
*Number examined.
he ee
**Utink group showed no elevated blood pressure in 58 children examined, and an incidenceofobesityin girls >10
years of age of 7/16.
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