Remote & Rural Remedies

"Survey return from Dr. MacIntosh"

Kilfinan, Cairndow.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/10

Dr. MacIntosh was a church minister to Kilfinan parish.

Kilfinan was a parish and village in the historic County of Argyle and was surrounded by water on the west, south and east side. In 1845, the parish housed corn mills and a gunpowder manufactory, belonging to a company in Glasgow. In 1841, the population was 1846 and the land of the parish was adapted to feeding sheep and cattle and there was no proper system in place yet for crop cultivation.

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[[Addressee]]
The Revd
Dr MacIntosh
Kilfinan
Cairndow

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

1. How many Medical Men practice within the Parish of Kilfinan?

Two

2. The Names and Addresses of these

John Campbell MD [1 word illegible] of Greenock
Camp¹
Dr Strang- aidlamont of Greenock

3. Has the number increased or diminished of late years?

Increased

4. Have any left the Parish since you became connected with it? If so, for what reasons?

No – but one of the present number leaving in a month or two

5. Is there any complaint among the people of inadequacy in the supply of Medical aid?

Not at present

6. Do you know of any cases of protracted suffering, or of injury by Accident, such as might have been alleviated had proper advice been at hand?

None that I am aware of

7. To what extent is the deficiency of qualified Practitioners made up by the efforts of other parties?

Two years ago the offices of Inspector & Collector were added to that of medical officer for the poor & a salary made up – but this is to be discontinued in Feby next-

8. Does your experience enable you to suggest any measure – of general applicability – such as would be likely to relieve to some extent the evils (if they exist) of deficiency in the supply of Medical aid?

[no text]

9. What Heritors² are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?

Lamont of Lamont Esq.
Mungo N Campbell Esq. of Ballimore
Arthur Scoular Esq.
John Oldham Esq.

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Explanatory notes:

1. The word ‘Camp’ is written directly below Campbell, however, could also be inserted between “Strang” and “aidlamont”.
2. A heritor was a landowner, under Scots Law, whose holdings were sizeable enough for them to be liable for the payment of public burdens such as Poor Law rates, road and bridge assessments and the church minister’s stipend.