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"Survey return from Alexander Cameron"
Kilchoman, by Bowmore.
1850.
RCP/COL/4/8/26
Alexander Cameron was a church minister to Kilchoman parish.
Kilchoman was a parish on west side of the island of Islay in the historic County of Argyle. In 1841, the population was 4505.
[[Addressee]]
The Revd.
Alexr. Cameron
Kilchoman
by Bowmore
[[Survey]]
QUERIES
1. How many Medical Men practice within the Parish of Kilchoman ?
not one -
2. The Names and Addresses of these.
[no text]
3. Has the number increased or diminished of late years?
diminished
4. Have any left the Parish since you became connected with it? If so, for what reasons?
The medical practitioner left for Canada in May last, having had better prospects held out to him in that country -
5. Is there any complaint among the people of inadequacy in the supply of Medical aid?
The want of medical aid is felt generally – especially by the poorer class who cannot afford to call a medical man from a distance -
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?
I do not -
7. To what extent is the deficiency of qualified Practitioners made up by the efforts of other parties?
In the simpler cases the deficiency is made up to a considerable extent by myself, having had a medical education -
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?
Steps are being taken to induce a professional man to reside in the Parish
9. What Heritors1 are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?
Colin Campbell of Balinaby is resident –
Alex McEwen of Sunderland is partially resident -
[[Additional Text]]
Kilchoman 20 Novr.
1850 )Alexander Cameron2
Explanatory notes:
1. 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.
2. The respondent’s name is given at mid-point of the bracket to the left.
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