Hospitalisations due to illness caused by drinking water

Mark Wong made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health

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From: Mark Wong

Dear Ministry of Health,

In the years 2020 and 2021 how many people were hospitalised as a result of drinking tap water in New Zealand?

Yours faithfully,

Mark Wong

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From: Mark Wong <[FOI #20970 email]>;
Received: Fri Oct 28 2022 19:37:11 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
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Subject: Official Information request - Hospitalisations due to illness
caused by drinking water

Dear Ministry of Health,

In the years 2020 and 2021 how many people were hospitalised as a result
of drinking tap water in New Zealand?

Yours faithfully,

Mark Wong

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Athina Andonatou left an annotation ()

Another instance of 'follow the science that doesn't exist'. And that it took so long to reply???? The no answers gives the answer.

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