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"Survey return from Dug. Campbell"
Southend, Campbellton.
1850.
RCP/COL/4/8/23
Dug. Campbell was a church minister to Southend parish.
Southend (or South Kintyre) was a parish in the historic County of Argyle. There had been improvement in agriculture and livestock and towards middle of the 19th century, a road through the mountains of Mull improved transport and communication to the parish. In 1841, the population was 1598.
[[Addressee]]
The Revd
Dug. Campbell
Southend
Campbellton
[[Survey]]
QUERIES
1. How many Medical Men practice within the Parish of Southend Argyllshire?
.1
2. The Names and Addresses of these.
Dr Oliver Southend Campbelton
3. Has the number increased or diminished of late years?
Previous to the Autumn of 1848 – when Dr Oliver was appointed Parl Board1=Surgeon – no medical man for many years
4. Have any left the Parish since you became connected with it? If so, for what reasons?
None
5. Is there any complaint among the people of inadequacy in the supply of Medical aid?
Yes. Arising from inability to procure it
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?
Yes. Especially cases of improper treatment, under Local Quacks
7. To what extent is the deficiency of qualified Practitioners made up by the efforts of other parties?
It is impossible to say. The question however is not precise. If by the “other Parties” are meant Quacks, how can the “Deficiency” be made up by them?
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?
I have not thought much about it, but it is evident as a Preliminary Datum or Principle that if such Relief is provided, it can only be through the Local Physicians and2 Surgeons. The great Difficulty would arise – supposing the Local Medical Men to be employed – in providing a proper Control and Check -
9. What Heritors3 are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?
J4 M Macneill Esqr of Carskey
D Macmillan Esqr of Lephenstrath
John F Maclaverty of Keill
Explanatory notes:
1. Following the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Act of 1845 parochial boards were set up in each parish to administer poor relief.
2. From “and” the answer to query 8 continues into the answer section for query 9.
3. 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.
4. From “J” the answer to query 9 is written below the query box.
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