The women in slums were either home based workers or worked in the small industrial units close by. Thus, they were exposed to an additional degraded environment through their paid work. They also faced a heavier work burden because employment does not free women from the responsibility of housework. Thus, we find that they suffer from the highest level of morbidity. This finding has a very important implication for the understanding of urban health problems. The high morbidity among slum dwellers, especially women, impresses on us, the need to study 'slum' not merely as a physical...