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"Survey return from John Stewart"
Plockton, Lochalsh.
1850.
RCP/COL/4/8/124
John Stewart was a church minister in Plockton.
Plockton was a village in the parish of Lochalsh and had a population of around 500. For information on the parish, see the entry for Lochalsh.
[[Addressee]]
The Revd
John Stewart
Plockton
Lochalsh
[[Survey]]
QUERIES
1. How many Medical Men practice within the Parish of Plockton & Lochalsh ?
One in the parishes of Plockton and Lochalsh.}
2. The Names and Addresses of these.
Donald Kennedy Esqr Surgeon R.N. (His son Mr Donald Kennedy a young man is also a surgeon)
3. Has the number increased or diminished of late years?
Increased since May last as above
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?
Not that I know
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?
No
7. To what extent is the deficiency of qualified Practitioners made up by the efforts of other parties?
I cannot say
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 Heritors1 are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?
Mr Lillingston of Lochalsh Ross shire
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.
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