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Why can't we touch Roman bath water?

Promoted Stories. Until that point, swimmers used to bathe in the waters once a year as part of the Bath Festival. After the death, the water in the Baths was found to be polluted. A dangerous amoeba that can give a form of meningitis was detected, and public bathing was banned on health grounds.

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Climate change protesters could be seen floating in the Roman Baths yesterday, in a bid to raise awareness about the need for government action on the issue. However, the decision to jump into the green waters might have been more dangerous than the protesters realised. The baths have been closed off to the public since 1978, after a girl who swam in the water died of a meningitis-related illness, according to The Guardian. Until that point, swimmers used to bathe in the waters once a year as part of the Bath Festival. After the death, the water in the Baths was found to be polluted. A dangerous amoeba that can give a form of meningitis was detected, and public bathing was banned on health grounds. Before then, the baths were even used to provide water-cure treatments on prescription through the NHS, from 1948 until 1976. One of the protesters, Hamish Evans explained why they decided to take a risk, and jump into the waters. He said: "This action today symbolised the urgency of the ecological crisis whilst also bringing up the looming issues of water shortages, pollution and loss of water sovereignty. "It is also emblematic of the rising waters which will submerge many major cities by 2050, to add to the millions of climate refugees there are currently."

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