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"Survey return from John Fergus"

Bower, Caithness.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/108

John Fergus was a church minister in Bower.

Bower was a parish in the historic County of Caithness. In 1831, the population was 1615, with the majority of families being engaged in agriculture.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
John Fergus
Bower
Caithness

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

One

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Alexander Robertson Esqr
Surgeon
Whitgoe

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

Remained stationary

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?

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?

None

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

No individuals practise in the Parish who have not received a regular medical education. In difficult cases, the assistance of medical men from Wick or Thurso is at times called in.

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]¹

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

Two.

[[Additional Text]]

John Fergus

Explanatory notes:

1. The answer to this question has been cut out of the document.
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 John Fergus"

Bower, Caithness.

1850.

John Fergus was a church minister in Bower.

Bower was a parish in the historic County of Caithness. In 1831, the population was 1615, with the majority of families being engaged in agriculture.

1. The answer to this question has been cut out of the document. 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. The answer to this question has been cut out of the document.
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.