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"Survey return from Charles Clouston"

Sandwick, Stromness.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/173

Charles Clouston was a church minister in Sandwick.

Sandwick was a parish on the Orkney Islands. In 1887, the population was 1198. The main industry was agriculture and some clay stone quarries. There were no fisheries. Young women were employed in straw plaiting manufactures.

[[Addressee]]
The Rev.
Charles Clouston
Sandwick
Stromness

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

There are none resident – but the practitioners in Stromness, which is 7 miles distant from part of this parish, are sometimes called on.

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Dr Hamilton
Dr Garson } Stromness
Dr Ballanden

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

[no text]

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 just now

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 text]

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

7 I studied medicine, & have a Diploma from the College of Surgeons of Edinb, so a part of my time is daily occupied in giving advice & medicine gratis. The oldest son of the principal Heritor also studied medicine

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?

8 In the neighbouring parishes great evils exist from this deficiency, & it would be a great boon if there were a medical man in each District with a small salary to care for the bodies of men, as there are now several ministers in each parish to care for their souls

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

9 The only extensive Heritor resident in this parish is W. G. Watt Esqr of Breckness. The next in extent does not pay £3 of stipend. but there are about 40 cottagers resident on their own lands

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 Charles Clouston"

Sandwick, Stromness.

1850.

Charles Clouston was a church minister in Sandwick.

Sandwick was a parish on the Orkney Islands. In 1887, the population was 1198. The main industry was agriculture and some clay stone quarries. There were no fisheries. Young women were employed in straw plaiting manufactures.

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.