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"Survey return from Hector McKenzie"

Moy, by Inverness.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/60

Hector Mckenzie (also written as MacKenzie) was a church minister to Moy parish.

Moy was a united parish with Dalarossie in the historic County of Inverness. The parish was agricultural, with many people employed in farm work. In 1831, the population was 1098.

[[Addressee]]
Revd
Hector Mackenzie
Moy
by Inverness

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

None

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

[no text]

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

[no text]

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

There never was a Resident medical man in the Parish

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

Among the poorer and more ignorant part of the population there exists a prejudice against the reception of any aid from medical men in cases of sickness. But still the want of medical aid is very generally felt.

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?

This Parish is distant from Inverness (the nearest place where medical aid can be obtained) at the end of is. ten miles and at the other thirty miles Consequently in many instances cases of sudden or severe illness may terminate fatally or may attain to such a height as to be beyond the power of human skill to afford relief before the Physician arrives after being sent for. And such instances have occurred.

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

Only to a small extent.- In common cases many of the people come to the manse where they are supplied with some simple medicines - and for the past year the services of a medical Gentleman who is on a visit to his friends in the Parish, but who does not intend remaining permanently in it have been of considerable use to 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?

Without being supported almost wholly by funds derived from some foreign source, a Medical man could not live with any degree of comfort upon the fruits of his practice in this district of Country.

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

Alexr Mackintosh Esq. of Mackintosh Moy Hale
Duncan MacBean Esq of Tomatin
A.T. Malkin Esq. of Corrybrough
Charles Mackintosh Esq. of Glenmazeran
Angus Mackintosh Esq. of Holm

[[Additional Text]]

H. Mc.Kenzie

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 Hector McKenzie"

Moy, by Inverness.

1850.

Hector Mckenzie (also written as MacKenzie) was a church minister to Moy parish.

Moy was a united parish with Dalarossie in the historic County of Inverness. The parish was agricultural, with many people employed in farm work. In 1831, the population was 1098.

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.