The book discusses the relationships and health implications of the living environment on man, using a typical third world housing district. The physical environment is elaborately discussed, revealing what constitutes the living conditions in a third world setting. The trend of sanitation facilities and its effects on man are well discussed in this book as well as inferences on health from environmental predicates. It reveals that the environment can be a ready support of health, rather than the bottom less pit that curative medicine tends to be.