Remote & Rural Remedies

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"Survey return from Mungo Campbell"

Salen Mull, by Aross.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/52

Mungo Campbell was a church minister to Salen Mull parish.

Salen was a quoad sacra parish on the Isle of Mull in the historic County of Argyle. A part of the united parish of Kilninian and Kilmore was annexed to it and the population was approx. 300. For information on industries in the general parish, see Kilninian and Kilmore entry.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
Mungo Campbell
Salen Mull
Strontian By Aross

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

One

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Dr Duncan McColl
Salen
Aros

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

the number is the same for the last Eighty years

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?

Very few accidents occur and as the present Medical Practitioner lives in the centre of the Parish he is soon on the spot

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

Little or any thing of this kind is expected or required by the people.

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?

I do not know of any.

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

None

[[Additional Text]]

Sig M Campbell

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 Mungo Campbell"

Salen Mull, by Aross.

1850.

Mungo Campbell was a church minister to Salen Mull parish.

Salen was a quoad sacra parish on the Isle of Mull in the historic County of Argyle. A part of the united parish of Kilninian and Kilmore was annexed to it and the population was approx. 300. For information on industries in the general parish, see Kilninian and Kilmore entry.

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.