STUDY OF HOUSING &

WATER SUPPLY OF MY
ALLOTED FAMILY

Dipshikha Maity
Roll-37
Sem-3rd
Date-5th dec16
KPC MEDICAL COLLEGE
 INTRODUCTION
Housing in the modern concept includes not only the physical
structure. providing shelter but also the immediate & related
community services and facilities.
Criteria-
1. Healthful housing provide physical protection & shelter.
2. Provides space for cooking , eating, sleeping, washing & excretory
functions .
3. Provide protection from noise & pollution.
.Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities commercial
organization, community, andeavors or by individuals, via a system of
pumps & pipes.
.Safe & wholesome water
a) Free from pathogenic agent.
b) Free from harmful chemical substances.
c) Usable for domestic purpose
d) Pleasant to the taste, lie free from color & odour.
 Daily water requirement 2lit/ head for drinking.

Use-

Domestic use- drinking, cooking, washing,

bathing ,gardening.
Industrial use- for processing & cooling.
Power production
Carrying away waist.
Drinking.

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 OBJECTIVE
I. To assess the housing stander d of my
given family.
II. To find out any deviation from normal
stander.
III. To determine the adequate supply of water
IV. To detect if there is any misuse of water
& any pollution and give recommendation.
V. To give recommendation about water
spread disease.
a) Study design -METHODS
Observational describetive cross sectional
study.
b) Study area - kadarhat,Narendrapur,South 24 pargana.
c) Study period 11 November & 5 December 2016 from
9am-12pm
d) Study duration 20 days
e) Study population - allotted 4 family members
f) Study tools - stethoscope , measuring tape, pen, schedule
,news paper torch e.t.c
g) Study technique - data ware collected by interviewing
family members and taking measurements where ever
necessary.

. Attending the briefing classes

. Record Examination
. Observation
INTRODUCTION TO THE FAMILY
1. Name of head of the family:- Mrs. Arun Biswas
(38yrs,M)
2. Address:- Biswaspara ,kadarhat ,Narendrapur ,
South 24 Porgona
3. No of family members:- 4
4. Type of family:- Nuclear family in extension
phase
5. Religion:- Hinduism
6. Mother tongue:- Bengali
7. Total income:- Rs.4000/-
8. Per capita income:- Rs.1000/-
9. Social economic status:- according to modified
kupposwmys chat 2014 is upper lower.
 FAMILY CHART
SL.NO NAME AGE SEX MARITUAL
STATUS

1. ARUN 38 MALE MARRIED

BISWAS

2. NAMITA 34 FEMALE MARRIED

BISWAS

3. DHRUBA 10+ MALE ----------

BISWAS

4. DURBA 54 FEMALE ------------

BISWAS MONTHES
 FAMILY CHART
RELIGI RELATION EDUCATIO OCCUPATI NATUR TYPEOF
ON. WITH N ON EOF WORK
H.O.F WORK
HINDU SELF UP TO SHOPPER UNSKILL SEDENT
CLASS-VIII ED RY

HINDU WIFE OF UP TO HOUSE UNSKILL

H.O.F CLASS-X WIFE ED ---------

HINDU SON OF CLASS-VI

H.O.F ----------------- ------------ ---------

HINDU DAUGHTER CLASS-I

OF H.O.F ----------------- ------------ -----------
 FAMILY CHART
INCOME ADDICTION FAMILY HISTORY OF HISTORY OF
HISTORY PRESENT PAST
ILLNESS ILLNESS

4000 ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------

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THERE ARE THREE PRIORITY
PRIORITY MEMBERS MEMBER

SL.NO NAME AGE WHY THEY ARE

PRIOR

1. DURBA BISWAS 54 MONTHES CHILD BELOW 5

YEARS

2. DHURBA BISWAS 10 YEARS ADOLECENT

REPRODUCTIVE
3. NAMITA BISWAS 34YEARS AGE GROUP
HOUSING STANDARDS
IDEL WHAT SHOULD WHAT IS REMARKS
STANDARD BE PRESENT PRESENT
1. The site should I. House of my According to
be elevated allotted family housing standards.
from the is elevated
surroundings. from the
ground.

2. It should be II. Dumping place Not according to

A. SITE away from is Just behind housing standard.
breeding the house
places of .Open coconut
mosquitoes & shells were
flies. present where
mosquitoes
could breed
during rainy According to
seasons. housing standards.
3. It should be III. The sites is
away from away from
nuisances such such
as dust , smoke nuisances.
, excessive
 HOUSING STANDARDS
IDEL WHAT SHOULD WHAT IS REMARKS
STANDARD BE PRESENT PRESENT

B. Set back area 1. Urban area i. No set back Not according

The set area present to housing
back area so lighting standard.
may encored and proper
up to 2/3 rd ventilation
of total area . absent.

2. There should
not be any ii. Obstruction is
obstruction present. Acording to
to lighting & housing
ventilation. standard.
 HOUSING STANDARDS
IDEL WHAT SHOULD WHAT IS REMARKS
STANDARD BE PRESENT PRESENT

C. Floor 1. It should be a) It is semi pucca. According to

pucca. housing
standard.

2. It should be b) It is According to
impermeable, impermeable. housing
so that it can standard
be cleaned kept
day.
According to
3. It should be c) It is smooth housing
smooth & free &free from standard
from cracks & crakes &
crevices to crevices.
prevent the
breading
insects.
 HOUSING
STANDARDS
IDEL WHAT WHAT IS REMARKS
STANDARD SHOULD PRESENT
BE PRESENT

4. It should be d) It is damp According to

damp proof. proof. housing
standard.
5. Height of e) It is 2 ft.
plinth should -3 According to
ft. housing
D. walls a) It is strong. standard
1. It should be
strong. According to
b) It has high housing
2. It should heat standard.
have low capacity.
heat Not according
capacity. to housing
c)Rats & standard.
3. Unsuitable vermin's
for shelter of might be
HOUSING STANDARDS
IDEL WHAT SHOULD WHAT IS REMARKS
STANDAR BE PRESENT PRESENT
D

D. Walls 4. It should not easily d) It is not According to

damaged. damaged . housing
standard.
5. It should be e) It is smooth.
smooth. According to
f) It has 9-inch housing
6. It should contain thick brick wall standard.
9- inch thick with plaster& According to
brick plastered color. housing
E. Roofs wall. standard.
a) Highlight of
1.The highlight of the roof is 9ft.
the roof should not from the Not according
be less than 10ft. Or ground. Roof is to healthy
3M. from the ground made up of housing
in the absences of air asbestos. standard.
 HOUSING
STANDARDS
IDEL WHAT SHOULD WHAT IS REMARKS
STANDARD BE PRESENT PRESENT

2. It should have b) It have high Not according to

low heat heat housing standard.
transmittance . Transmittance.
F. Room Not according to
1. The no.of a)Only 1 living housing standard.
living room not room present
be less than 2. for the
G. Floor space accommodatio
1. The floor area n of four
of the living people. Criteria for
room are healthful housing
should be at is not fulfilled.
least 120 sq.ft. a) Total floor area
for a is = 120sq.ft.
occupancy by (10*12)per
more then one capita floor
ROOM
HOUSING STANDARDS
IDEL WHAT SHOULD WHAT IS RMARKS
STANDARD BE PRESENT PRESENT
H. Cubie space It should be at Cube space is Criteria for
least 500 more than 1000 healthful
sq.ft./capita sq.ft. (10*12*9 housing is
preferably 1000 sq.ft.)=1080 fulfilled.
sq.ft. sq.ft.
Cross ventilation
present.
I. Windows
1. At least 2 a) Window is Criteria for
windows 2 present. healthful
cross housing is not
ventilation fulfilled.
should b) It is placed at
present. a height of 3 Criteria for
2. Height of ft. above the healthful
window from ground level housing is
the ground of living fulfilled.
should be not room.
 HOUSING STANDARDS
IDEL WHAT SHOULD WHAT IS RMARKS
STANDARD BE PRESENT PRESENT
I. Windows 3. Window area c) Window area is Window area is
should be 1/5 th = 40 sq.ft. more then 1/5th of
of floor area. total area.
4. Door area +2 d) Door area combine area is
window = 19 sq.ft more than 2/5th of
combined combine area total floor area.
should be 2/5 = 59sq.ft
th of floor area.
J. Lighting The news paper Adequate lighting
After opening all can be read in its facility present
the doors & normal font inside .hence criteria
windows of the the room with all fullfilled.
room, if a doors & windows
person is able open.
to read the
normal font of
the newspaper
at the center of
the room,.
 HOUSING STANDARDS
IDEL WHAT WHAT IS RMARKS
STANDARD SHOULD PRESENT
BE
J. Lighting At all the four
corner & the
darkest part of
the room with
out any artificial
light .
K. Kitchen a) Separate
1. Must be kitchen is
separated . present. criteria for
2. Floor must b) Yes it is healthful
be impervious. housing is
impervious. c)It is protected present
3. Must be from dust and
protected smoke.
from dust & d) Present.
smoke.
Kitchen
HOUSING STANDARDS
IDEL WHAT WHAT IS RMARKS
STANDARD SHOULD PRESENT
BE
K. Kitchen 5. Provide with e)They store
arrangements food just beside
for storing the gas table
food, with lid.
vegetables ,
utensil. criteria for
healthful
housing is
6.Should be f) Water supply present..
provided with present along
water supply, with proper
proper drainage drainage
and sink should system .They
be present. take water from
near by tube
well by Bucket
for cooking
HOUSING STANDARDS
IDEL WHAT SHOULD WHAT IS RMARKS
STANDARD BE PRESENT PRESENT
L. Garbage These should be Municialpalty van
and refuse removed from the comes daily & Not
dwelling at least collect the refuse fulfilled.
daily or disposed in which they stored
a proper place. in bin with out lid.
M. Privy Sanitary privy is a Single pit ,pour
must in every flush type of Fulfill the
house, belonging latrine . distance criteria for
inclusively to it & from water source healthy
readily accessible. from 40mt away. housing.
 OVERCROWDING
Over crowing refers to the situation in which more
people living in a same dwelling than is space for ,
so that movement is restricted, privacy is secluded ,
hygiene impossible, rest or sleep difficult.
The accepted stander with respect to over-crowding
are as below-
A. Person per room- The accepted standerd are-
I. 1 room- 2 person
II. 2 room-3 person
III. 3 room-5 person
IV. 4 room-7 person
V. 5 room or more rooms- 10 person
 OVERCROWDING
Comments- There is only one room for 4
person hence overcrowding is present.
Floor space- The accepected standard are-
1. 110 sq.ft. or more-2 person
2. 90-100 sq.ft- 1 person
3. 70-90 sq.ft- 2 person
4. 50-70 sq.ft-1/2 person
5. Under 50sq.ft- nil
. Comments- 4person living 120 sq .ft.room
.so overcrowding present.
 OVERCROWDING
Sen separation- overcrowding is considered to
enist if 2 person above 9 years of age ,not
husband 2 wife of opposite sen are obliged to
sleep in the same room.
Comment- Sen separation absent.
Over crowing present in my allowted family
but senseparation is absent.
 WATER SUPPLY
PURPOSE OF WHAT WHAT IS COMMENTS
WATER SHOULD PRESENT
BE
PRESENT
A. Cocking 1. Water stored Water stored in Properly stored.
in proper buckets & taken
stainless by mug.
steel or
plastic
containers
with a
B. Drinking narrow neck. Water is taken Water is safe
from deep tube and pure.
2. Water should well.
be given
special
treatment
like
chlorination,
 WATER SUPPLY
PURPOSE OF WHAT WHAT IS COMMENTS
WATER SHOULD PRESENT
BE
PRESENT
3. Duration of There is No spread of
water supply continuous water spread
should be water supply. diseases.
continuous.
4. Water supply Present
should be adequate Adequate water
adequate. supply of water. helps in
(2lit/capita) betterment of
5. Drinking health
water should be The water is conditions.
stored in a stored in small
covered bucket bottles which
& care must be are reused
taken. bottles of cold
drinks.
 WATER SUPPLY
PURPOSE WHAT SHOULD WHAT IS COMMENTS
OF WATER BE PRESENT
PRESENT
C. Washing Uncontaminated From the deep tube Water is safe &
& bathing water kept in a well dug by clean.
covered bucket. municipality 40mt.
Away from the
house ,stored in
drums or used by
means of mugs.
 OBSERVATIONS
Distance of water source from the house-
40mt.(not more than 100 mt.)
Distance of water source from latrine- Latrine
is inside the house, so there is no Chance of getting
contaminated.
Adequacy of water supply- water is available all
time from the near by deep tube wale so it is
adequacy.
Drainage system- The sewage water & water
from kitchen , bathroom,& washing is drained by
means of underground drains or connection which
is not covered.
 RECOMENDATION
At individual level-
a) Personal hygiene should be maintained.
b) Washing hand before eating, cooking & after defecation.
c) Namita Biswas the wife of H.O.D should visit Angan
wari center for Nutritional & health education . also can
visit IIMC( under taking center of KPCMCH or rural health
center of KPCMCH.
d) Durba Biswas the daughter of the HOF should visit
Anang wari center and IIMC for health & education.
. At family level-
a) Cleanliness of the latrine should be maintained.
b) They should use mosquito net.
c) They should use long handed mugs.
 RECOMENDATION
At community level-
a) Breeding area & surrounding should be
araned.
b) Awareness to family regarding health
schemes like Pradhanmontri abash
yojona, SWACH BHARAT ABHIJAN.
c) Municipality should provide insecticide
weekly or monthly all round the locality
and the in ponds.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I am grateful to all my teachers of the
community medicine department who gave
me permission to work upon the project & for
their guidance in correcting my mistake.
Thanks to all my classmate & partner Arnab
Chakrobarty.
I am also thankful to the members of my
allotted family & health workers who
cooperated entremly well with us.
 BIBLIOGRAPHY
Park .K, Parks tent book of Preventive &
social Medicine. Environmental & Health.23 rd
education. Jabalpur, BHANOT Publishers.2015
pg.- 706-717,750-753
 SUMMARY
The family of ARUN BISWAS is Nuclear family in the phase of
extension.
There are 4 members , out of which 3 are priority members.
The wife of the H.O.F is class 10 pass (2 nd ary education).
No addiction is present in this family.
No history of illness present in this family.
Total income of the family is Rs.4000/-
According to modified kuppuswamys scale 2104, family is upper
lower class family.
The family lives in a semi pucca house.
Overcrowding present in this family .
Breeding area present around the house.
The only source of water supply is by deep tube well.
There water supply is adequate & hygienic & fulfils all the criteria
of safe and wholesome water.
There are spread of mosquito in that house.
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF MY HOUSE

Semi pakka type of house.

WINDOW

LIVING ROOM

DOOR

KITCHEN

PRIVY

MAIN ENTRANCE