As a "nipper" of four or five at begining of war I was admitted to Skin and Lock hopital with impetetigo.Due to threat of air raids at the time, it was policy not to admit children under the age of ten to hospitals if it could be avoided,but I was that bad there was no alternative.I remember on being admitted,stood in an empty bath and two nurses scrubbing at the impetigo with brushes and liquid from a basin,most likely permanganate of potash.I was then painted from head to foot with gentian violet and kept painted with it for the next month.Was told I was called "the little blue boy".During the day corrugated cardboard was wrapped and tied round my arms so I couldn't bend them at the elbow to scratch and at night my wrists were tied to sides of cot for same reason.The worst memory I've got of the place though is of being made to eat fish covered with parsley sauce.I'm not keen on fish and I hate parsley sauce.