Incident Reports: Waterborne illness at UK leisure facilities

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A collection of waterborne illness incident reports at UK leisure facilities between 2000 and 2023, some resulting in sickness, hospitalisation, or fatalities.  

2023

• Wednesday 1 November, Live Active Leisure, Perth Leisure Pool, none hospitalised - View. 
• Thursday 24 August, Daisyfield Pools, Blackburn, none hospitalised - View. 
• Wednesday 29 March, Regional Fitness and Indoor Swimming Pool, Peterborough, none hospitalised - View. 

2022

• Monday 21 February, GLL, Penrith Leisure Centre, none hospitalised - View. 

2021

• None reported. 

2020

• Friday 31 January, Melville Hall Hotel and Utopia Spa, Isle of Wight, none hospitalised - View.

2019

• Friday 6 December, Long Stratton Leisure Centre, none hospitalised - View.  
• Wednesday 27 November, Leisure World, five children fell ill, no fatalities, - View. 
• Monday 10 June, Healax Salt Caves, Bournemouth, 14 hospitalised, no fatalities - View.
• Friday 1 February, East Suffolk Council, Bungay Pool and Gym, none hospitalised, - View. 

2018

• Thursday 6 December, Lifestyles Leisure Centre, Tendring District Council, one hospitalised, no fatalities - View. 

2017

• Sunday 30 July, The Feathers Hotel, Ludlow, one fatality - View.
• Tuesday 24 January, GLL, Avoniel Leisure Centre, none hospitalised - View. 

2016

• Thursday 1 December, Walton-on-the-Naze Leisure Centre, Tendring District Council, one hospitalised, no fatalities - View. 
• Monday 31 October, Splashes Leisure Pool, Medway Council, 80 fell ill, no fatalities - View. 
• Tuesday 25 October, Dunston Leisure Centre and Blaydon Leisure Centre, GO Gateshead, seven hospitalised, no fatalities - View. 
• Friday 12 August, public paddling pool, Saunders Park, Brighton and Hove City Council, two fell ill, no fatalities - View. 
• Monday 23 May, Cocks Moores Woods Leisure Centre, Birmingham Community Leisure Trust, two fell ill, no fatalities - View. 

2015

• None reported.

2014

• Tuesday 16 September, Belfast City Council, Whiterock Leisure Centre, none hospitalised - View. 

2013

• Sunday 26 May, Swindon Borough Council, Link Centre, none hospitalised - View. 

2012

• None reported. 

2011

• None reported. 

2010

• None reported. 

2009

• August, Runnymede Borough Council, Egham Leisure Centre, one fatality - View. 

2008

• Friday 10 October, Duckeries Leisure Centre, none hospitalised - View.
• Thursday 29 May, London Borough of Lewisham, Ladywell Pool, none hospitalised, - View. 
• Monday 31 March, Piperdam Golf & Leisure Resort, Scotland, one fatality - View. 
• Tuesday 12 February, Hamilton Water Palace, one hospitalised, no fatalities - View. 

2007

• Sunday 17 June, Mackay's Hotel, four hospitalised, no fatalities - View. 

2006

• Wednesday 27 September, DC Leisure, Kingsway Leisure Centre, none hospitalised - View. 
• Thursday 28 September, DC Leisure, Widnes Leisure Centre, none hospitalised - View. 

2005

• Thursday 14 July, Tendring District Council, Clacton Leisure Centre, none hospitalised - View. 
• Thursday 30 June, Tendring District Council, Frinton and Walton Swimming Pool, one hospitalised, no fatalities - View.  

2004

• Wednesday 24 March, Macclesfield Borough Council, Macclesfield Leisure Centre, none hospitalised - View. 

2003

• Thursday 6 March, RNLI Headquarters, Poole, one hospitalised, no fatalities - View. 
• Monday 25 February, Cricket St Thomas Hotel and Leisure Centre, one fatality - View. 

2002

• Thursday 14 November, Hatfield Leisure Centre, none hospitalised - View. 
• Wednesday 14 August, Shipley Leisure Centre, none hospitalised - View. 
• August, Form 28 Arts and Leisure Centre, Barrow Council, 80 hospitalised, seven fatalities - View.

Citation. Jacklin, D. 2024. Incident Reports: Waterborne illness in UK leisure facilities. Water Incident Research Hub, 1 Aug.