Remote & Rural Remedies

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"Survey return from A. MacLean"

Kiltearn, by Evanton.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/74

Dr. MacLean was a church minister to Kiltearn parish.

Kiltearn was a parish in the historic County of Ross and Cromarty and lay on the Cromarty Firth and the river Skiack. In 1831, the population was 1605. There was some agriculture in the parish, with a number of acres being cultivated. Livestock was also bred.

[[Addressee]]
The Rev.
Dr. MacLean
Kiltearn
by Evanton

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

Only one - 80 years old

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

James Wishart Esqr, Uplands, by Dingwall

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

No

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

No

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?

I have known fever and other cases which I thought inadequately attended to.

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

Having partially studied medicine when attending the University of Glasgow, I have felt it to be my duty to do what I could to supplement, to the poor, the inadequacy of medical attendance & have repeatedly been obliged to relieve distress even by surgical aids. A physician from the neighboring¹ parish of Dingwall is often employed (by myself among others) in this parish.

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 Heritors² are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?

All the parish Heritors are non-resident, with perhaps the single exception of H. A. J. Munro, Esqr. of Novar, who resides for a few months annually at Novar House by Evanton.

[[Additional Text]]

A.M.L.

Explanatory notes:

1. Misspelling of “neighbouring”.
2. 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 A. MacLean"

Kiltearn, by Evanton.

1850.

Dr. MacLean was a church minister to Kiltearn parish.

Kiltearn was a parish in the historic County of Ross and Cromarty and lay on the Cromarty Firth and the river Skiack. In 1831, the population was 1605. There was some agriculture in the parish, with a number of acres being cultivated. Livestock was also bred.

1. Misspelling of “neighbouring”. 2. 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.

1. Misspelling of “neighbouring”.
2. 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.