Plumbing industry's role in disease control

摘要

People in our industry like to say that plumbers have saved more lives in the last century or so than doctors have. In fact, I've said so myself, and recently I heard a doctor say the same thing. Improvements in public water and sewer infrastructure as well as in private plumbing systems have done more to stop the spread of disease than medicine and other treatments from the medical profession, the argument goes. Here's the truth of the matter: Disease control has always been a joint effort accomplished by many parties, including: plumbers, doctors, public health officials, water utilities, inspectors, plumbing engineers who design functional systems and manufacturers that make quality products.