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To me this place dispels the myth that poverty is due to laziness
To me this place dispels the myth that poverty is due to laziness that the poor somehow deserve their lot in life because they are lazy or stupid or otherwise lacking in some important character trait that the successful possess One of the official indicators of a slum along with lack of water and sanitation overcrowding and non durable housing structures is the percentage of residents living in illegal housing Children living in such poor conditions are more likely to die from pneumonia diarrhea malaria measles or HIV AIDS than those living in a non slum area and are more vulnerable to respiratory illnesses and other infectious diseases The illegal status often deprives residents of public services in Dharavi for example there is only one toilet for every 1 500 residents Not only is most of the housing here illegal but so is 90 of the commercial activity Half of Mumbai s sixteen million citizens live in such an urban slum Dharavi is a resounding rebuttal to that belief Industry and entrepreneurship abound Very few people are idle Entire cottage industries thrive here weaving food clothing manufacturing pottery Small business owners work hard at production and all around me is the buzz of things happening Born into the right mix of circumstances as the vast majority of self made successes are the industry makers here would no doubt be thriving business people with comfortable bank accounts Instead by pure chance they were born into a world with far less access to education and far fewer opportunities to climb onto the next rung of economic prosperity no matter how smart or hard working they are To me this place dispels the myth that poverty is due to laziness that the poor somehow deserve their lot in life because they are lazy or stupid or otherwise lacking in some important character trait that the successful possess One of the official indicators of a slum along with lack of water and sanitation overcrowding and non durable housing structures is the percentage of resi
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up to 1983 mortality in the elderly from pneumonia increased whilst mortality from other respiratory causes showed a decline figure 3 Figure 3 Age sex standardised mortality rates pneumonia and other respiratory diseases In 1984 there was a sharp drop on the number of deaths attributed
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Respiratory Diseases Chronic Progressive Pneumonia Maedi Cut section of lung showing the diffuse infiltrate observed in chronic progressive pneumonia Image contributed by W J Hartley
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Respiratory Diseases Chronic Progressive Pneumonia Maedi Pleural surface of lung showing the diffuse lobular infiltrate typical of chronic progressive pneumonia of sheep Image contributed by W J Hartley
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Respiratory Diseases Chronic Progressive Pneumonia Maedi Closer image of enlarged lungs affected with chronic progressive pneumonia Image contributed by W J Hartley
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740 TABLE 376 12 Total respiratory diseases including all forms of influenza pneumonia and common respiratory diseases Enlisted men in United States by States exclusive of large camps
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704 TABLE 373 6 Total respiratory diseases including all forms of influenza pneumonia and common respiratory diseases Enlisted men in United States by camps Admissions Ratios per 1
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wounds foreign objects entering the lungs and spreading of other infections through the blood into the lung tissues Inflammation may occur before infection actually sets in Pneumonia Symptoms of this type of pneumonia include coughing rapid respiration trouble breathing fever nasal discharge weight loss loss of appetite and lethargy Diagnosis is
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706 TABLE 373 8 Total respiratory diseases including all forms of influenza pneumonia and common respiratory diseases Enlisted men in United States by camps Admissions Ratios per 1
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723 TABLE 375 5 Total respiratory diseases including all forms of influenza pneumonia and common respiratory diseases Enlisted men in United States by camps Deaths Ratios per 1 000
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708 TABLE 374 Total respiratory diseases including all forms of influenza pneumonia and common respiratory diseases Enlisted men in United States by camps Deaths Absolute Numbers
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703 TABLE 373 5 Total respiratory diseases including all forms of influenza pneumonia and common respiratory diseases Enlisted men in United States by camps Admissions Ratios per 1
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720 TABLE 375 2 Total respiratory diseases including all forms of influenza pneumonia and common respiratory diseases Enlisted men in United States by camps Deaths Ratios per 1 000
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695 TABLE 372 7 Total respiratory diseases including all forms of influenza pneumonia and common respiratory diseases Enlisted men in United States by camps Admissions Absolute
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692 TABLE 372 4 Total respiratory diseases including all forms of influenza pneumonia and common respiratory diseases Enlisted men in United States by camps Admissions Absolute
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709 TABLE 374 1 Total respiratory diseases including all forms of influenza pneumonia and common respiratory diseases Enlisted men in United States by camps Deaths Absolute Numbers
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694 TABLE 372 6 Total respiratory diseases including all forms of influenza pneumonia and common respiratory diseases Enlisted men in United States by camps Admissions Absolute Numbers
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716 TABLE 374 8 Total respiratory diseases including all forms of influenza pneumonia and common respiratory diseases Enlisted men in United States by camps Deaths Absolute Numbers
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712 TABLE 374 4 Total respiratory diseases including all forms of influenza pneumonia and common respiratory diseases Enlisted men in United States by camps Deaths Absolute Numbers
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721 TABLE 375 3 Total respiratory diseases including all forms of influenza pneumonia and common respiratory diseases Enlisted men in United States by camps Deaths Ratios per 1 000
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