Overcrowding and health
Bansal, R.K.; Saxena, D.M.
Indian Journal of Medical Sciences 56(4): 177-179
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5359 PMID: 12710336 Document Number: 540647
The present study correlates the disease profile of 2536 persons belonging to 542 families with the available per capita floor area (PCFA). It was observed that 91.9 percent individuals were living in overcrowded conditions. As the PCFA decreased, the communicable diseases, infective and parasitic diseases and respiratory disease episodes exhibited a significant increase.