Settle my mind- what was that clinic(?)

[Yellowrose 10]

Originally posted by Banksia

It was definitely Orchard Place Clinic. I rememeber going there with my Mum and baby sister. The baby would have a check up and then Mum would buy subsidised orange juice and Ostermilk formula. Mum could also get that horrible iron and malt stuff, the consistancy of treacle which we older kids had to take YUK !

Anyone remember that ?

 

Was this "Virol"? I had it and I gave it my son on my mum's recommendation. Lovely stuff! This was different from Cod Liver Oil and Malt. It was malt with some sort of vitamins and minerals added. You could dissolve it in milk warm milk, or give it from a spoon. I used to dip my son's dummy in it! (This wouldnt be recommended these days, but it kept him quiet!). We were both Ostermilk babies too!

[dowkeruk 10]

I liked Virol. There was also Scott's Emulsion. Not quite so bad

as`pure' Cod Liver Oil. Also does anyone remember a clinic on Heeley Bottom during the war?

[behappy 10]

my sisters kids used to get their 'free' clothes there , itchy duffle coats and horrible jumpers

[utah 10]

Mmmm, Virol, yummy, I loved it. Bet that why I'm a strapping big 7 stone now

[dowkeruk 10]

My main memory of the Heeley Bottom clinic was that many kids had been plastered with gentian violet for impetigo.

[rhodesian 10]

clap clinic orchard square

[john65 10]

I remember the clinic on Leopold Street it was also the childrens dentist I remember this huge guy forcing this big rubber mask over my face to knock me out

[depoix 11]

Could it have possibly have been Orchard Street. I remember seeing someting in the past few weeks regarding this. I will see if I can find it.

Meanwhile the Central Tech lads may be able to help.

i remember going to that clinic they held me down and forced malt extract down my throat,the very smell of malt now makes me vomit

[hillsbro 32]

I went there for my polio sugar lump in 1965. Nobody told me that I was supposed to crunch it up. It didn't half hurt as it went down..

[carlie167 10]

I remember the clinic on Leopold Street it was also the childrens dentist I remember this huge guy forcing this big rubber mask over my face to knock me out

 

Think we must have had the same dentist, the memories of that rubber mask left me with a phobia of dentists, which lasted for years after.

And the horrible smell of the rubber mixed with the gas, even the taste of it used to get to you.