Landlords, make sure you don’t give the gift of Legionnaires’ disease this Christmas! To help remind you of the risks you need to control, here’s a little ditty we’ve composed (you know the tune already):

On the first day of Christmas my landlord gave to me….a home full of Legionella risk.

On the second day of Christmas my landlord gave to me….two dead legs and a home full of Legionella risk.

On the third day of Christmas my landlord gave to me… three rusty pipes, two dead legs and a home full of Legionella risk.

On the fourth day of Christmas my landlord gave to me…four blind ends, three rusty pipes, two dead legs and a home full of Legionella risk.

On the fifth day of Christmas my landlord gave to me…five dir-ty tanks, four blind ends, three rusty pipes, two dead legs and a home full of Legionella risk.

On the sixth day of Christmas my landlord gave to me…six dodgy thermostats, five dir-ty tanks, four blind ends, three rusty pipes, two dead legs and a home full of Legionella risk.

On the seventh day of Christmas my landlord gave to me…seven furred-up showerheads, six dodgy thermostats, five dirty tanks, four blind ends, three rusty pipes, two dead legs and a home full of Legionella risk.

On the eighth day of Christmas my landlord gave to me…eight unflushed outlets, seven furred-up showerheads, six dodgy thermostats, five dir-ty tanks, four blind ends, three rusty pipes, two dead legs and a home full of Legionella risk.

On the ninth day of Christmas my landlord gave to me…nine layers of biofilm, eight unflushed outlets, seven furred-up showerheads, six dodgy thermostats, five dir-ty tanks, four blind ends, three rusty pipes, two dead legs and a home full of Legionella risk.

On the tenth day of Christmas my landlord gave to me…ten uncovered water tanks, nine layers of biofilm, eight unflushed outlets, seven furred-up showerheads, six dodgy thermostats, five dir-ty tanks, four blind ends, three rusty pipes, two dead legs and a home full of Legionella risk.

On the eleventh day of Christmas my landlord gave to me…eleven unfixed plumbing problems, ten uncovered water tanks, nine layers of biofilm, eight unflushed outlets, seven furred-up showerheads, six dodgy thermostats, five dir-ty tanks, four blind ends, three rusty pipes, two dead legs and a home full of Legionella risk.

On the twelfth day of Christmas my landlord gave to me...full-on Legionnaires’ disease, eleven unfixed plumbing problems, ten uncovered water tanks, nine layers of biofilm, eight unflushed outlets, seven furred-up showerheads, six dodgy thermostats, five dir-ty tanks, four blind ends, three rusty pipes, two dead legs and a home full of Legionella risk.

Wishing all our readers a very happy and healthy Christmas.