""In fact, thinking about it, I reckon there is almost as much of a case now as then for milk, with latch key kids surviving on crisps and micro chips....""

GORDON BENNETT!

When was the last time you heard of a single case of ricketts in the UK?

There are generations of English doctors who have never seen a case.

We don't inocculate against a number of diseases which have been eradicated, and all kids get milk at home these days.

Don T.