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"Survey return from G. U. McIntosh"

Unst, Shetland.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/198

G. U. McIntosh (also written as MacIntosh) was a church minister in Unst.

Unst was a parish on the Shetland Islands. In 1831, the population was 2909. A population increase was attributed in part to vaccinations. The main industry was fishery, with some inhabitants also working as farmers and tradespeople.

[[Addressee]]
The Rev.
G. U. MacIntosh
Unst
Lerwick

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

Three

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Laurence Edmondston M.D.
James Smith M.D
Basil Spence Surgeon

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?

No

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

No

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?

[no text]

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?

Captain Wm Cameron Mouat of Garth
Thomas Edmondston Esq of Buness
John Ogilvy Esq of Lund
Charles Mouat Esq of Brockpoint
Gilbert Gauden Esq of Scarpa
Rev? James Ingram – Hillside

[[Additional Text]]

January 1851-
G U McIntosh Ministry of Unst

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 G. U. McIntosh"

Unst, Shetland.

1850.

G. U. McIntosh (also written as MacIntosh) was a church minister in Unst.

Unst was a parish on the Shetland Islands. In 1831, the population was 2909. A population increase was attributed in part to vaccinations. The main industry was fishery, with some inhabitants also working as farmers and tradespeople.

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.