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Crack down on mouldy homes in England or more will die, warns doctors’ body
(www.theguardian.com)
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The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has called on Michael Gove to accelerate a promised crackdown on landlords failing to fix tens of thousands of mouldy homes with a warning that unless laws are toughened many more people will die from the effects.
He said consequences include people suffering headaches, low energy, declining immunity and increased susceptibility among children to respiratory infections as well as deaths.
The Nottinghamshire coroner last month warned of “a risk that future deaths could occur” after council tenant Jane Bennett, 52, died last year from respiratory failure that may have been caused by exposure to untreated mould in her home.
Now a single mother living in a mouldy council flat in Lewisham has told the Guardian she is considering putting her six-year-old son into care after he was diagnosed with breathing difficulties.
On Monday, Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, appeared to take things into his own hands in announcing a good landlord charter for his area that would set standards and timetables for repairs, based on the principle that “people’s homes should not damage their physical or psychological health”.
Prof Kamila Hawthorne, the chair of the Royal College of GPs, also said it was vital that landlords tackled mould “as soon as possible, to avoid the risk of a serious health impact”.
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