COMMUNITY HEALTH 19TH CENTURY Doctors

Dr. Cooper was practising in Malpeque 1820. Dr. Crafer, Malpeque 1825 — 1857.

Dr. Alexander MacGregor, Brackley Point 1817 a large practise cover- ing most of the Island.

Dr. James H. Conroy, Charlottetown 1830 for 26 years he covered most of the Island.

Dr. William Keir of Malpeque began practising about 1850. He had a very large territory, died 1916, age 90.

Dr. Roderick MacNeill of Cape Breton, practised in Stanley Bridge 1870 - 1900.

Dr. John G. MacKay, New London, about the same date. Dr. Donald Darrach, Margate 1871 - 1883. Dr. Alexander MacNeill, Kensington 1883 - 1898.

Dr. Dan MacKay, began practising in Kensington 1898.

When a new baby was expected in the early days Mrs. Graham of New London moved in a day or two in advance with her little black satchel. Granny Graham as she was lovingly called was trained in

England in the art of midwifery.

When doctors were scarce and dentists non-existent the local blacksmith did the honors.

Bernard Paynter and his son William emigrated from Devonshire, England about 1820. Bernard had a bought a pair of forceps or bill—hook as he called it. William made his own.

Should a person call holding onto his jaw William would stop shoeing a horse, take the bill-hook off the nail on the wall, wash off the dust and bugs in the barrel of water used to temper irons. A man had to lay down on his back, William sat on his chest and stumped out the tooth. A sore jaw but no more tooth ache. Women set up on a bench, No record can be found of his charges. These forceps can be seen at

“Woodleigh” and “Old Mill Museum”.

In the early days some men were quite skillful in brewing herbs for medicine for man and beast.

A Long River man was troubled with a stomach disorder so he went to the herb doctor for medicine.

Another neighbor was there getting medicine for three sick calves. The doctor was expounding the medicinal values of herbs and in some