Remote & Rural Remedies

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"Survey return from The Minister of Gairloch"

by Dingwall.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/119

No name is given in the survey for this individual.

Gairloch was a parish and a village in the historic County of Ross. In 1831, the population was 4445. The main industry was agriculture and fishery.

[[Addressee]]
To the Revd
The Minister of the Parish
of Gairloch
by Dingwall

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

One

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Charles Robertson Achtercairn
Gairloch
By Dingwall

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

Increased – There were none a few years ago

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

None have left

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

There is no complaint of inadequacy in the supply of medical aid. But there is certainly a complaint arising from the people being wholly unable to pay

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 do

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

To no extent whatever

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 cannot suggest any measure unless the Heritors joined & allowed a medical man a fixed salary for attending those who do not pay above £20: of rent

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

Sir K. MacKenzie Bart. Occasionally
Meyrick Bankes Esq of Letterewe occasionally

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 The Minister of Gairloch"

by Dingwall.

1850.

No name is given in the survey for this individual.

Gairloch was a parish and a village in the historic County of Ross. In 1831, the population was 4445. The main industry was agriculture and fishery.

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.