# The Podbourne Doctor — The Food of the Gods character guide

> The Podbourne Doctor in The Food of the Gods by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0036-i-the-coming-of-the-food

## Who they are

A local doctor who treats the effects of the Food.

## In the story

### [III: The Giant Rats](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/iii-the-giant-rats)

Encountered giant rats on the road near Hankey, narrowly escaping their attack.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/i)

Drives home after attending a birth, encounters and fights giant rats, is bitten and sprains his ankle.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/v)

Diagnoses the phenomenon as 'epidemic hypertrophy' and calmly assesses the situation despite the Vicar's panic.

### [II: The Brat Gigantic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/ii-the-brat-gigantic)

The parish doctor observes Caddles' growth and attributes his 'rank' appearance and 'Criminal Appetite' to a degenerate strain.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/i)

The parish doctor comments on young Caddles' health and attributes his decline to a 'degenerate strain' and his living conditions.

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