Violations Identified From Routine Swimming Pool Inspections—Selected States and Counties, United States, 2008

Hendrix et al analyze 2008 data from 121,020 routine pool inspections conducted by a convenience sample of 15 state and local agencies to assess pool code compliance. Because pool codes and, therefore, inspection items differed across jurisdictions, reported denominators varied. Of 111,487 inspectio...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 303; no. 24; pp. 2468 - 2470
Main Authors Hendrix, L, Ludwig, D, Franklin, B, Maitoza, C, Doxford, N, d, SE, Compton, J, Buss, BF, Sackett, D, Salman, D, Krinn, K, Campbell, S, Roth, R, Florom, E, Clements, T, Newell, D, Ailes, EC, Collier, SA, Otto, C, Roberts, JM, Hlavsa, MC, Beach, MJ, Dunbar, EL
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Medical Association 23.06.2010
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Disinfection & disinfectants
Swimming pools
Violations
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Summary:Hendrix et al analyze 2008 data from 121,020 routine pool inspections conducted by a convenience sample of 15 state and local agencies to assess pool code compliance. Because pool codes and, therefore, inspection items differed across jurisdictions, reported denominators varied. Of 111,487 inspections, 13,532 (12.1%) resulted in immediate closure because of serious violations. Of 120,975 inspections, 12,917 (10.7%) identified disinfectant level violations. Although these results likely are not representative of all pools in the US, they suggest the need for increased public health scrutiny and improved pool operation. The results also demonstrate that pool inspection data can be used as a potential source for surveillance to guide resource allocation and regulatory decision-making. A CDC editorial note is included.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598