Willocks L J, Sufi F, Wall R, Seng C, Swan A V
PHLS Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Cambridge.
Commun Dis Public Health. 2000 Jun;3(2):137-8.
All 2000 employees of a hospital in an area of the North Thames region where 300,000 households were advised to boil tap water before consumption during a large outbreak of cryptosporidiosis were surveyed about compliance with and adverse events linked to the boil water notice. Eighty-five per cent (408/479) of respondents who lived in the boil water area said that they used boiled water while the notice was in place, 72% (347) used bottled water, and 12% (59) did not continue to boil water for the whole 16 days. Although 88% believed that they were following the advice, 20% washed food that would be eaten raw in unboiled tap water and 57% used it to clean their teeth. If a boil water notice is applied for more than a few days it may be helpful to issue a detailed follow up letter.
在北泰晤士地区的一个区域，一家医院有2000名员工。在隐孢子虫病大规模暴发期间，该区域30万户家庭被建议在饮用自来水前先将其煮沸。针对遵守“煮沸水通知”的情况以及与该通知相关的不良事件，对这些员工展开了调查。居住在需煮沸水区域的受访者中，85%（408/479）表示在通知生效期间他们使用煮沸的水，72%（347人）使用瓶装水，12%（59人）在16天的整个期间内没有持续将水煮沸。尽管88%的人认为他们遵循了建议，但20%的人用未煮沸的自来水清洗生食，57%的人用其刷牙。如果“煮沸水通知”实施超过几天，发布一封详细的跟进信可能会有所帮助。
