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Some crossover with Minute Book 9 and Minute Book 11.

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Reports on the maintenance of Arden (County Home graveyard) – walls recently repaired and walks gravelled.

‘From the Dept of Local Government P.H.106716/32 dated 15th Dec to state that the Minister understands from Dr W.S. Berry Medical Inspector that the only burial grounds in the Offaly County Board of Health district in which registers of interments are kept are the new extensions to the burial grounds at Killeigh, Kilrehan, and the new burial ground at Banagher, and pointing out for the information of the board that there is a statutory obligation imposed on them to have registers kept of interments in each burial ground provided under the public health acts.'

Reports on over-crowding of Walsh Island and Bracknagh burial grounds.

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Ongoing debates concerning the site of the new hospital at Tullamore. Proposal to site it at the disused gaol is objected to because of its distance from the convent of the Sisters of Mercy and the minister asks that a site more convenient to the nuns be found. The Board responds by stating that 'This Board is, and always has been anxious to meet the requirements of the Nuns and Clergy. The Board, since its formation has been torn asunder by conflicting interests, none of which concerned the treatment of the sick poor.' (25 October 1932)

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Complaint to the Board by D. E. Williams that tender conditions should be the same as for the Dublin Board of Assistance, where local firms are given preference if the contract is of equal value, and asks that this is applied when supplying the board with whiskey and tea, noting that they are very large employers in Tullamore.

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Reports on the proposed extension of Walsh Island, Bracknagh and Cloncrane burial grounds; tenders for the maintenance of burial grounds at Kilclonfert, Killaderry, Ballycon, Croghan Hill, Cappincur, Coolgegan, Cappincur, Ballinakill, Monasteroris, Drumcooley, Ballymacwilliam, Bracknagh, Shean, Cloncrane, Garr, Kilbride (Clara), Kilbride (Tullamore), Lynally, Cloneyhurke, Ballykeane, Annaharvey, Ballina, and Killoughey; the purchase of a new site at Daingean for a cemetery; free milk schemes for the supply of milk to the children of persons in receipt of home assistance and other necessitous children; new schools at Meelaghans and Moneygall, Rashina, Pullough and Shannonbridge as old schools were condemned; and the transfer of the Offaly County Venereal Disease Scheme to the office of the County Medical Officer of Health.