Remote & Rural Remedies

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"Survey return from William Fraser"

Ulva, Aros.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/48

William Fraser was a church minister to Ulva parish.

At present no additional information about this location is available.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
Willm Fraser
Ulva
Aros

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

Two.

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Mr Hector MacColl Tobermory
Mr Duncan MacColl by Aros

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

The number is the same for the last two six years

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

No

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

There is none.

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?

The country Merchants keep Medicine for sale. and private parties such as proprietors and Ministers at times, as they keep Medincine, give them to those in want. The Parochial Board pay a Medical man for the poor.

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 text]

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

F. Wm Clark Esqr of Ulva resides except during the Winter Months

[[Additional Text]]

Wm Fraser Minister. Ulva
by Aros

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 William Fraser"

Ulva, Aros.

1850.

William Fraser was a church minister to Ulva parish.

At present no additional information about this location is available.

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.