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Includes:
acknowledgments of periodic donations by Dr Moorhead of garden bench, tea, sugar, cakes and tobacco for 'inmates'of the county home; and improvements to the county hospital submitted by J Bruntz, engineer. (p104)

Includes:
Approval from Commissioner O'Keeffe to erect statue of the Sacred Heart in the grounds of the hospital following request by Very Rev T. Mulvanny P.P. V. F, Tullamore, 11 Oct 1926, p1); and details of the closure of Birr District hospital on recommendation of inspectors for the Ministry for Local Government (p109).

Includes:

Reports on repairs to Bogshane Pump; cleaning of sewers at Clara; quality of the water at Killeigh; compensation for criminal injury in respect of malicious destruction of thatched cottage and crops in Geashill; proposed sewerage schemes for Kilcormac; repairs to cottages after storm damage; and water supply for Ballyduff.

Also records a deputation from Birr Urban Council in reference to transferring the county home to Birr and keeping Birr workhouse in order – Commissioner O'Keefe replied that there was no intention of transferring the county home to Birr.

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Reports on the repair of the bridge at Ballaghassen; new pump for Daingean; lighting of Portarlington; sewerage works at Chapel Rd, Edenderry; urgent repairs to pumps in Kinnitty; occurrence of diphtheria in Kilcormac; repairs to cottages in Edenderry; loan from Bank of Ireland to erect five cottages in Banagher; unsanitary condition of the well at Ballard, Charleville; cleaning of graveyards; occurrence of diphtheria in Edenderry; and limewashing of houses in Clara.

Includes:
Details of new appointments to the staff of the Board of Health on the abolition of the rural district councils; appointment of new chaplain to the institution following death of Fr Callary (27 Oct 1925, p21); and an outbreak of diphtheria in the county hospital (12 October 1925, p25).

Includes:

Reports on the lighting of the town of Edenderry; petitions from the inhabitants of Moorestown for a water supply; sinking of Drumcooley well; diphtheria cases in Birr; burials at Banagher; water supply to Crinkle; arrears in rent by labourer’s cottage inhabitants; abolition of the Rural District Councils and the transfer of their functions to the Board of Health; new pumps at Daingean, Mount Bolus, Tubber; and a proposed water supply for ex-soldiers at Clara.

Includes:
Details on the transfer of sums on deposit with the Hibernian Bank, Tullamore, under the King's County Infirmary Improvement Fund to a new Board of Health Hospital Improvement Fund (p43, 24 November 1924); the death of Dr Woods, Medical Officer for Kinnitty Dispensary (p88, 29 January 1925); attempted suicides of 'inmates' of the county home (p94, 19 January 1925); and an order on the re-arrangement of dispensary districts in south Offaly into three dispensary districts. (p153, March 1925)

Also includes a resolution responding to a proposal by Meath County Council to establish a special institution for reception and treatment of children of unmarried mothers and orphans: 'This letter was read at the Meeting and the Commissioner made observation thereon "that we are open to consider any economical scheme" and ordered that more particulars be got regarding this proposal.' (p21, 5 November 1924).