TABLE HH 10 : HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE OF TREATMENT USED OF DRINKING WATER
Locality Type of treatment used for drinking water
Total households Boiling Chlorinating Filtering No treatment Others Not stated
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Republic 46,194 1,676 6,313 1,792 33,091 131 3,191
Male' 14,107 890 5,846 872 3,747 24 2,728  
Atolls 32,087 786 467 920 29,344 107 463
North Thiladhunmathi (HA) 2,425 82 36 29 2,235 28 15
South Thiladhunmathi (HDh) 2,988 90 15 29 2,843 5 6
North Miladhunmadulu (Sh) 2,099 40 22 18 2,012 2 5
South Miladhunmadulu (N) 1,811 37 9 149 1,596 2 18
North Maalhosmadulu (R) 2,538 60 57 23 2,383 8 7
South Maalhosmadulu (B) 1,552 33 48 13 1,427 3 28
Faadhippolhu (Lh) 1,449 38 10 101 1,276 0 24
Male' Atoll (K) 1,526 25 47 36 1,371 4 43
North Ari Atoll (AA) 774 16 5 5 735 0 13
South Ari Atoll (ADh) 1,060 15 6 75 945 2 17
Felidhu Atoll (V) 260 6 1 1 247 0 5
Mulakatholhu (M) 793 19 4 13 749 0 8
North Nilandhe Atoll (F) 567 10 1 14 535 0 7
South Nilandhe Atoll (Dh) 768 11 0 5 738 3 11
Kolhumadulu (Th) 1,454 55 27 19 1,278 14 61
Hadhdhunmathi (L) 1,970 32 12 136 1,717 4 69
North Huvadhu Atoll (GA) 1,472 28 81 15 1,318 4 26
South Huvadhu Atoll (GDh) 2,145 76 41 158 1,828 7 35
Gnaviyani (Gn) 1,332 34 3 7 1,254 4 30
Addu Atoll (S) 3,104 79 42 74 2,857 17 35