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"Survey return from Duncan Clerk"

Torosay, Oban.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/51

Duncan Clerk was a church minister to Torosay parish.

Torasay (also known as Torosay) was a parish on the Isle of Mull in the historic County of Argyle. In approximately 1841, the population was 1889. The main industries were agriculture, tree plantations and livestock breeding.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
Duncan Clerk
Torosay
Oban

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

One. His field of practice is made up of the Parishes of Torosay, Kinlochspelve, Salen, Ulva, Morven and part of Kilmore & Kilninian. His residence is not in the Parish of Torosay

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Mr Duncan MacColl Surgeon, Salen, by Aros

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?

Yes, several. They could not make a livelihood of it from the poverty of the inhabitants generally.

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

Yes

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?

Accidents very rarely indeed happen

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

The evil is increased by many such efforts.

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 small Bounty in Cash might induce Mr MacColl to limit his beat to at most 3 parishes Viz Toronay Kinlochspelve & Salen which are contiguous and managed by the same Parochial Board.

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

For the last 12 months there has been none resident.

[[Additional Text]]

Duncan Clerk a Minr of
Torosay. 26th Novr 1850

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 Duncan Clerk"

Torosay, Oban.

1850.

Duncan Clerk was a church minister to Torosay parish.

Torasay (also known as Torosay) was a parish on the Isle of Mull in the historic County of Argyle. In approximately 1841, the population was 1889. The main industries were agriculture, tree plantations and livestock breeding.

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.