Remote & Rural Remedies

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"Survey return from Dan. McDonald"

Kilmeny, Portaskaig.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/29

Dan. McDonald was a church minister to Kilmeny parish.

Kilmeny was a parish in the historic County of Argyle. From the late 19th century onwards, it was united with Kilarrow. See Kilarrow entry for more information.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
Dan. MacDonald
Kilmeny
Portaskaig

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

Two medical men practise alternately within this Parish

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Colin McTavish Esquire Surgeon Springbank, and Alexander Currie Esquire Bowmore. Post Office Bowmore

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

It has neither increased nor diminished within the last six years.

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

None left since the above period.

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

People often complain of this.

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?

There have been, it is credibly believed, several such cases

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

I cannot answer this query satisfactorily

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?

More punctual attention to the cases of poor persons might tend to relieve to a great extent this deficiency

9. What Heritors¹ are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?

No Heritor resides in this Parish at any time.

[[Additional Text]]

D. McDonald Minr Kilmeny
Novr 16. 1850²

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. Written in box for query 9.

"Survey return from Dan. McDonald"

Kilmeny, Portaskaig.

1850.

Dan. McDonald was a church minister to Kilmeny parish.

Kilmeny was a parish in the historic County of Argyle. From the late 19th century onwards, it was united with Kilarrow. See Kilarrow entry for more information.

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. Written in box for query 9.

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. Written in box for query 9.