window.onload = function() {
var tab = document.getElementById("itb");
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>var rows = $("#itb tr").length;
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>var cells = $("#itb td").length / rows;
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>for ( var i = 1; i < rows; i++) {
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>var countcells = 1;
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>var list = new Array();
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>for ( var j = 1; j < cells; j++) {
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>var h = j + 1;
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>var n = tab.rows[i].cells[j].innerHTML;
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>var p = tab.rows[i].cells[h].innerHTML;
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>if (n == p && n != "" && n != null) {
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>countcells++;
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>continue;
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>} else {
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>if (countcells != 1) {
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>var m = j + 1 - countcells;
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>tab.rows[i].cells[m].colSpan = countcells;
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>for ( var k = m+1; k <= j; k++) {
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>list.push(k);
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>}
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>}
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>countcells = 1;
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>}
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>}
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>if (countcells != 1) {
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>var a = j + 1 - countcells;
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>tab.rows[i].cells[a].colSpan = countcells;
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>for ( var b = a+1; b <= j; b++) {
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>list.push(b);
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>}
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>}
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>var count = 0;
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>for ( var we = 0; we < list.length; we++) {
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>tab.rows[i].cells[list[we] - count].remove();
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>count++;
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>}
<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>}
};