Waterborne diseases have soared under Tories, Labour says amid sewage anger
Waterborne diseases have “put thousands of people in hospital” under the Tories, Labour said, as it vowed to put water companies dumping sewage into UK rivers and seas under special measures.
Cases of waterborne diseases such as dysentery have soared by nearly 60% since 2010, according to the party’s analysis of NHS hospital admissions data.
The number of people admitted to hospital with diseases transmitted via waterborne infection has risen from 2,085 in 2010/11 to 3,286 in 2022/23, according to Labour.
It said the statistics
