Tropical hygiene for Anglo-Indians and Indians / by Sir Pardey Lukis and R.J. Blackham.

  • Lukis, Pardey (Charles Pardey), Sir, 1857-1917.
Date:
1914
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Credit: Tropical hygiene for Anglo-Indians and Indians / by Sir Pardey Lukis and R.J. Blackham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and hens in their dwelling rooms. These animals during the day feed upon grain and all sorts of food material which becomes scattered about the street, affording food for rats. Amongst the poorer classes in India, about 85 per cent, of the population live in a single roomed house, and it is the constant practice of the people to keep either hens or goats in their dwelling room. Wherever you go in India the same story holds good. Fig. 17. The village cattle enjoy themselves in the village tank. The cattle will at night share their owner’s dwelling. On entering one of the dwellings we find the stall or room for the cattle, and passing from it through the sleeping room of the family, we enter by another door, a room in which the grain supply for the year is kept stored in large earthen vessels. In addition we may find a number of earthen pots within the room, in which spices, chillies and onions are stored. The rooms are generally very dark, as there are no windows. Outside the door at one side of the house a ladder or staircase leads to the roof. The flat roof of the