Doctors have written to a social housing firm to reinstall insulation in a flat ‘as an urgent priority’ after a ten-month old baby was admitted to hospital due to the cold conditions.

Somor Evans, who lives at Boyd Court in Bracknell, had to take her child to hospital after he developed symptoms of a chest infection.

Her family have lived without insulation in their home since last November, after it was removed by housing firm Silva Homes, which has now merged with Abri.

Residents suffered ‘freezing’ conditions last winter after Silva Homes said it had to remove the insulation because it was contributing to damp and mould.

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Abri began to install the new insulation last week after promises it would be in place by this Autumn.

Ms Evans, 27, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “Currently my flat is sitting at 13 degrees and my little boy was admitted to hospital last week due to a cold not getting better from poor living conditions.

“Boyd Court is unsafe to live in.”

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Her baby was given a round of antibiotics after visiting Royal Berkshire Hospital on Tuesday, November 12. They and has since had a check up at Binfield GP Surgery who wrote to Abri on November 22.

In a letter shared with the press, a doctor wrote to Abri: “This 44-week-old baby lives with his Mum and Dad in rented accommodation and I understand the insulation has been removed and has not yet been replaced.

“There is mould on the walls and this child has required admission to hospital with chest infection symptoms.

“It is vital that this insulation is replaced as an urgent priority for the wellbeing of this child and his family, and I ask that you please ensure this occurs at your earliest convenience.”

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Abri said last month that it would ‘target the most affected homes first’ at Boyd Court when reinstalling insulation – but information from tenants suggests that work has started in chronological order of the flats.

A £50 energy voucher has been given to Ms Evans and her partner, who says her baby is ‘still unwell’, with ‘congested and chesty’ symptoms.

Stephen Otty from Abri said the housing firm were ‘deeply sorry to hear that our customer’s son has been unwell’.

The spokesperson said: “We are committed to ensuring all our customers have a warm home this winter. Work has already started at Boyd Court, and we are progressing as quickly as possible, aiming to complete the majority of the work my Christmas.

“In the meantime, we have written to all customers encouraging them to use their heating as we will reimburse additional electricity costs until the insulation is installed.”