It was a red-flannel chest-protector, one of those large quasi-hygienic objects that with pills and medicines take the place of beneficial relics and images among the Protestant peoples of Christendom.

H.G. Wells
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In 1984, the year that this book was written, there was a lot of illness going around. The protagonist, a boy named Pip, is the victim of a gastrointestinal bug that is upsetting his stomach. His mother sends him to a doctor who has a practice similar to a nurse’s aide likely to help all those who suffer from gastrointestinal conditions. He is sent to the doctor’s office where he meets his doctor whose name is Doctor Syntax.

The doctor’s office looks like a large storeroom with everything from medicine to food supplies on shelves lining the walls. In addition to prescription items, there are also plastic containers full of pills and various other medical supplies. This scene is set in London and we can assume that the doctor had been working in this manner for some time and was very well-prepared for any number of situations that might arise.

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