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"Survey return from Donald McColl"

Glenorchy, Dalmally.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/34

Donald McColl (also written as MacColl) was a church minister to Glenorchy and Inishail parish.

Glenorchy (also known as Glenurchy) was a united parish with Innishail in the historic County of Argyle. In 1881, the population was 1105. There was an Agricultural Association in Glenurchy and also livestock breeding and fishing.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
Don. MacColl
Glenorchy
Dalmally

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

1. How many Medical Men practice within the Parish of Glenorchy & Inishail?

Two

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Robert Sinclair Esqr Surgeon, Dalmally
James Lindsay Esqr. Surgeon, Inishail
by Kilchrenan

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

Stationary

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?

No

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?

The cases of protracted suffering, and such as cannot be alleviated by the medical men of the Parish are generally sent to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary¹

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

By about half a dozen genteel families who supplly² medicines

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?

A permanent, and fixed salary for the medical men, which would secure for the Parish a superior class of Practitioners

9. What Heritors³ are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?

Keith McAlister Esqr of Inishtrynich, by Inverary⁴
James A. Campbell Esqr of [1 word illegible] Lochaw by Inverary

[[Additional Text]]

Donald McColl Minr
of Glenorchy & Inishail
Parish of Glenorchy & Inishail⁵

Explanatory notes:

1. The Glasgow Royal Infirmary opened in 1794
2. Misspelling of “supply”.
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. Misspelling of “Inveraray”.
5. written above queries box.

"Survey return from Donald McColl"

Glenorchy, Dalmally.

1850.

Donald McColl (also written as MacColl) was a church minister to Glenorchy and Inishail parish.

Glenorchy (also known as Glenurchy) was a united parish with Innishail in the historic County of Argyle. In 1881, the population was 1105. There was an Agricultural Association in Glenurchy and also livestock breeding and fishing.