Remote & Rural Remedies

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"Survey return from The Minister of Kilmuir"

Portree, Skye.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/138

No name is given in the survey for this individual.

Kilmuir was a parish in North Skye in the historic County of Inverness. The main industry was agriculture with some fishing and livestock breeding. The population of the parish in 1837 was 4011.

[[Addressee]]
To The Revd
The Minister of the Parish
Of Kilmuir
Portree
Skye

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

Dr Matheson. surgeon Portree is the medical man for paupers in this Parish, appointed by the Parochial Board- Portree is twenty two miles from Kilmuir- He visits this Parish occasionally when called for

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Dr Mattheson resides at Potree
Dr Donald Martin resides in the Parish but does not practise – is a Farmer gives advice to the poor gratis.

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

increased-

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?

the Parish would require a resident Practitioner-

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?

There must necessarily be cases of this kind, when medical advice is not at hand.

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

Dr Martin is most ready to attend to all urgent cases, but neither practices nor charges fees.

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?

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 The Minister of Kilmuir"

Portree, Skye.

1850.

No name is given in the survey for this individual.

Kilmuir was a parish in North Skye in the historic County of Inverness. The main industry was agriculture with some fishing and livestock breeding. The population of the parish in 1837 was 4011.

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.