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A Bad Memory from 1969

Of course not all times at Rutherglen Academy were pleasant ones. It would be kidding ourselves to suggest otherwise.

 

Recently a classmate recalled how, during late 1969, several pupils - us included - were smitten by a nasty vomiting bug, probably an early incarnation of the infamous NOROVIRUS we hear a lot about today.

 

Yet, despite what was widely known then about regular hand washing as a principle means of infection control, not once, in any of the boys’ toilets or on any of the public wash hand basins available to pupils at Rutherglen Academy, did I see soap.

 

So perhaps it’s unsurprising that such a large number took ill that term. For example - I was confined to my bed for five days and off school for ten. Whewf!

 

Unforgettable!

Norovirus as seen by an electron microscope

Norovirus

Lifebuoy carbolic soap was very popular in schools

Lifebuoy Soap