There has been much talk about doctors prescribing too many antibiotics. Taken too often they may stop being effective. I was being given a short course after every eye in jection. This is no longer the case. Apparently some patients were demanding antibiotics for sore throats and colds. They are not a cure for these conditions.
In the days before the National Health when one had to pay good money to see a doctor my mother said people felt cheated if they came away without a bottle of "physic". She said the doctor had three cures. White mixture for the stomach, brown cough mixture for the chest and green liniment for the back. I once heard a little old man ask the chemist for a box of them head back and stomach pills. That pretty well took care of everything.
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Ramblings of a nonagenerian (vintage 1923). Grew up in Lambeth in the 20s and 30s. Lived and worked in London during World War II. I have been attempting to do the Telegraph Cryptic Crossword since 1939! (My daughter says I *have* to write this, but I am troubled as it sounds so conceited.) I bought my first computer aged 85 and am continually frustrated by the vagaries of the technological age.
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