Hyndman S J
Department of Geography, Queen Mary College, London University, England.
Soc Sci Med. 1990;30(1):131-41. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(90)90336-q.
The paper describes a survey that was undertaken to investigate the possible associations between damp public sector housing in London (U.K.) and the health of British Bengali tenants. The problems of establishing epidemiological evidence in this field and the accurate assessment of dampness and health are addressed, and the relative importance of housing and lifestyle factors in the prevalence of damp in the home is considered. The results show that there are significant relationships between reported and measured damp, cold and mould in the home and various aspects of reported health. It is also apparent that it is aspects of housing, in particular the provision of a good heating system rather than lifestyle that determine the degree of dampness in a home.
本文描述了一项调查，该调查旨在探究英国伦敦公共部门潮湿的住房与孟加拉裔英国租户健康之间可能存在的关联。文中探讨了在这一领域建立流行病学证据以及准确评估潮湿和健康状况所面临的问题，并考虑了住房和生活方式因素在家庭潮湿发生率中的相对重要性。结果表明，家中报告的和实测的潮湿、寒冷及霉菌情况与报告的健康状况的各个方面之间存在显著关联。同样明显的是，决定家庭潮湿程度的是住房方面的因素，特别是良好供暖系统的提供，而非生活方式。
