Virol. A delicious sticky malt given by the spoonful daily. It was meant to build babies and children up after the war and rationing years. As I have never been an ideal weight it certainly did the trick with me. Cod Liver Capsules These dreadful things took over from Virol when I was about 7. I was always scared one would burst before I swallowed it. Californian Syrup of Figs. A large spoonful every Friday night whether I needed it or not. My parents generation were obsessed with the bowels.
Californian syrup of figs ( I loved the taste) and Andrew’s Liver Salts. Calamine lotion; probably for chicken pox as I can’t remember getting sunburn as a child.
Parrish’s Food Iron Tonic was a regular in our house. It was supposed to build you up. We then switched to Iron Jelloids. Like others, a dollop of cod liver oil and malt was also dispensed - I quite liked that!
Syrup of figs. Milk of Magnesia. Germoline. Asprin. Disprin. Junior Disprin or Asprin (it was orange) and Haliborange. TCP. Some pink throat tablets that really did a good job but I cant remember what they were called, not Strepsils.
Dr.Collis Browne. Honey , Lemon & Ipicacuana, cough syrup. Children’s asprin , orange flavour. I think they may have been called something like Angiers. There was also a liquid that was dabbed onto bruises but I can’t remember what it was called.
We were given calcium tablets (no milk where we lived) and cod liver oil capsules. Calamine lotion for chicken pox. Penicillin was injected, not in disgusting liquid as when my children were young. Our mother was not obsessed with laxatives but I knew children who had to have a poo everyday after breakfast.