Part of the Legionella Data Index · compiled 2 August 2026
Legionnaires' disease in the East Midlands
The most recent regional figure UKHSA states explicitly: 58 confirmed cases of legionellosis in the East Midlands in 2023, a rate of 1.2 per 100,000 residents.
Whatever the regional count, the duties do not change: a non-domestic water system in the East Midlands still needs a risk assessment, a written scheme of control, and the records to show the scheme is being followed. Source: UKHSA national surveillance (Open Government Licence).
Prosecutions tracked in the East Midlands
The tracker holds 3 legionella prosecutions from the East Midlands, totalling £1.31m in fines (2015–2024).
| Defendant | Year | Sector | Fine | Prosecutor |
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Amey Community Limited Death/outbreak Facilities manager at HMP Lincoln, where a 71-year-old prisoner died of Legionnaires' disease in 2017. The firm had failed to act on a 2016 risk assessment, had no written control scheme, and did not monitor water temperatures. Source
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2024 | Facilities management | £600k | HSE |
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Four Seasons Health Care Limited Death/outbreak A 90-year-old resident died of Legionnaires' disease at a Kirkby-in-Ashfield care home in 2012 after the company failed to properly manage legionella in the water system. Prosecuted by the local authority. Source
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2016 | Care home | £600k | Ashfield District Council |
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Chromalloy UK Limited An engineering firm ran corroded, poorly treated cooling towers at two sites; a 2012 sample showed legionella so high that immediate cleaning was required, and an HSE inspector was sprayed with aerosol on site. Source
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2015 | Manufacturing | £110k | HSE |
The full UK record, its curation rules and the per-sector breakdown are on the Legionella Enforcement Tracker; sector views sit under the Index.
Water hardness in the East Midlands towns
14 of 20 towns here carry a reported hardness figure; the rest show a band inferred from the water company's own statement, or an honest gap. Every row names its source and confidence. Scale risk uses the DWI/WHO anchor: scaling begins around 200 mg/l CaCO₃.
| Town | Water company | Hardness (mg/l CaCO₃) | Hardness band | Scale risk | Evidence |
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| Boston | Anglian Water | — | Hard to very hard * | High to very high * | Company statement - band only (Anglian Water) Water company corrected to Anglian Water (research section 7). Anglian Water states all water in its region is classed as hard to very hard. |
| Chesterfield | Severn Trent Water | 68.3 | Soft | Low | Single source - unverified (WaterGrade) Soft despite the company profile - plausible reservoir supply, but flagged for verification. |
| Coalville | Severn Trent Water | 278.7 | Hard | High | Single source - unverified (WaterGrade) |
| Corby | Anglian Water | — | Hard to very hard * | High to very high * | Company statement - band only (Anglian Water) Water company corrected to Anglian Water (research section 7). Anglian Water states all water in its region is classed as hard to very hard. |
| Derby | Severn Trent Water | 160 | Moderately hard | Moderate | Two agreeing sources - unverified (MyTapWater + WaterGrade) Two independent aggregators agree; still to be spot-checked against the company checker. |
| Grantham | Severn Trent Water | — | — | — | No sourced data The supply company spans soft upland and hard groundwater zones, so no town-level value or band can be inferred; use the company postcode water-quality checker. |
| Hinckley | Severn Trent Water | 227.2 | Hard | High | Single source - unverified (WaterGrade) |
| Ilkeston | Severn Trent Water | 290.6 | Hard | High | Single source - unverified (WaterGrade) |
| Kettering | Anglian Water | — | Hard to very hard * | High to very high * | Company statement - band only (Anglian Water) Water company corrected to Anglian Water (research section 7). Anglian Water states all water in its region is classed as hard to very hard. |
| Leicester | Severn Trent Water | 240-279 | Hard | High | Two agreeing sources - unverified (MyTapWater + WaterGrade) Two independent aggregators agree; still to be spot-checked against the company checker. |
| Lincoln | Anglian Water | 220 | Hard | High | Single source - unverified (MyTapWater) Water company corrected to Anglian Water (research section 7). |
| Long Eaton | Severn Trent Water | 258.9 | Hard | High | Single source - unverified (WaterGrade) |
| Loughborough | Severn Trent Water | 274.9 | Hard | High | Single source - unverified (WaterGrade) |
| Mansfield | Severn Trent Water | 372.8 | Very hard | Very high | Single source - unverified (WaterGrade) |
| Melton Mowbray | Severn Trent Water | 351.3 | Very hard | Very high | Single source - unverified (WaterGrade) |
| Newark-on-Trent | Severn Trent Water | 210.5 | Hard | High | Single source - unverified (WaterGrade) |
| Northampton | Anglian Water | — | Hard to very hard * | High to very high * | Company statement - band only (Anglian Water) Water company corrected to Anglian Water (research section 7). Anglian Water states all water in its region is classed as hard to very hard. |
| Nottingham | Severn Trent Water | 170-226 | Moderately hard to Hard | Moderate to high | Two agreeing sources - unverified (MyTapWater + WaterGrade) Two independent aggregators agree; still to be spot-checked against the company checker. |
| Wellingborough | Anglian Water | — | Hard to very hard * | High to very high * | Company statement - band only (Anglian Water) Water company corrected to Anglian Water (research section 7). Anglian Water states all water in its region is classed as hard to very hard. |
| Worksop | Severn Trent Water | 299.3 | Hard | High | Single source - unverified (WaterGrade) |
* Band or scale risk inferred from the water company's own published statement, not a measured town value. Figures labelled "unverified" come from aggregator sites and should be confirmed against the company's postcode water-quality checker before being relied on. How this dataset is built.
What councils in the East Midlands ask of landlords
The national legionella duty is the same everywhere; what varies locally is property licensing and whether legionella is written into licence conditions. These verified councils fall in the East Midlands:
| Council | Nation | Scheme | In force | Legionella in licensing? |
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| Nottingham City Council Second scheme, ~30,000 homes (first scheme ran 1 August 2018 - 2023) | England | Selective licensing | 1 Dec 2023 onwards | Not yet verified |
| Leicester City Council In force from October 2022: parts of Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields, Fosse, Westcotes, Stoneygate and Saffron wards | England | Selective licensing | n/a | Not yet verified |