Remote & Rural Remedies

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"Survey return from Alexander MacGregor"

Iona, Aros.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/44

Alexander MacGregor was a church minister to Iona parish.

Iona was an island and a quoad sacra parish within the Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon parish. For information on the industries in the general parish, see the entry for Kilfinichen. In 1881, the population was 713.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
Alexr MacGregor
Iona
Aros

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

Two but not resident in the parish

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Dr Beveridge } Bunessan by Aros
Dr Calder

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 reason?

[no text]

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

None that I am aware of except such as might be expected where the practitioners reside at a distance of 14 miles and where an arm of the sea intervenes

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

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

In cases of slight ailment to a considerable extent

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, the district is poor and cannot support a medical practitioner

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

None

[[Additional Text]]

A MacGregor
Minr of Iona

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.

"Survey return from Alexander MacGregor"

Iona, Aros.

1850.

Alexander MacGregor was a church minister to Iona parish.

Iona was an island and a quoad sacra parish within the Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon parish. For information on the industries in the general parish, see the entry for Kilfinichen. In 1881, the population was 713.

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.