The dangers that lurk in your bathroom
“There is the potential that if you put hot water in first,
that they could come into contact with it, whereas if you put cold in first and then mix the hot in, you are not going to get to a temperature where they are going to burn themselves.”
The Rospa spokesman told the BBC: “We ask people to put cold water into a bath first for kids.
To try to avoid this, people are advised to use bath mats on the floor, anti-slip mats in baths
and showers and to wash out the tub after use, if they have been using any gels or body oils.
“If someone from outside the family grouping has a new bug or one of the family members picks up a
bug, then the bathroom is an ideal place for it to reside and spread to the rest of the family.”
The man who supervised the study advised against squirting water from the duck into a child’s
face as he said it could potentially lead to “eye, ear or even gastrointestinal infections”.
And The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence advises local authority
public health teams to use liquid soap, and tepid water, to wash hands.
“People spend a lot of time on cleaning the toilet
but it would be good if everyone spent more attention on the bathroom and using disinfectant sprays to clean it.”
Prof Oxford said: “Bacteria can sit on soap and move from person to person – common or garden things like E.coli.