A doctor writes to Sheffield Council about his concerns over mould and damp in a city family's flat.
By Emma Glasbey & Julia BrysonA doctor has called for an "urgent assessment" of a family's flat over concerns their two-year-old son has developed breathing problems due to damp and mould.
The doctor added that he "suspected" the symptoms were "either directly due to the mould and damp or due to an allergy to the mould".In a separate letter to the Nishat family and to their GP, the doctor noted that Noah had asthma, a cough, a runny nose and was vomiting when eating. The Sheffield council flat which is home to the Nishat family feels small, cramped and difficult to move around. There's one bedroom for mum, dad, their two-year-old and their baby.
It's hard to understand how the family of four is sleeping in the living room. There's one sofa and not much floor space. "We are encouraging all council tenants to contact us if they are having issues with this. Our repairs service is treating all reports of damp and mould as a priority and a considerable amount of work has taken place on this issue by them."
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