Remote & Rural Remedies

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"Survey return from John Fletcher"

Bracadale, Broadford.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/135

John Fletcher was a church minister in Bracadale.

Bracadale was a parish on the Isle of Skye in the historic County of Inverness. It included the islands of Soay, Vuiay, Haversay and Oronsay. In the mid-19th century, the population was approximately 1700. There was some agriculture in the parish and there were good means of transport in the parish.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
John Fletcher
Bracadale
Broadford

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

There is one only between it and Durinish.

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Dr. Ferguson, Dunvegan

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

There has been one between these two parishes for many years back

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?

I do not hear many complaints of that kind

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 am not aware of any

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

The established Minister is useful to some extent in supplying the deficiency

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 am not able to suggest any measure farther than to say that in these large highland parishes it would be most desirable to have one Medical man at least in each

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

None.

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 John Fletcher"

Bracadale, Broadford.

1850.

John Fletcher was a church minister in Bracadale.

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.