Item 3 - Minute Book (1923-1924)

Minutes recording proceedings of meetings of the Hospital and Homes Committee containing various reports such as Superintendent's Report from the County Home; Superintendent's Report from County Hospital; Registrar's reports; and Sub-committee reports from Birr Rural District, Edenderry Rural District, Tullamore Rural District, and Roscrea No 2 Rural District on matters relating to dispensaries and hospitals in their respective areas. Also contains lists of 'Letters and Sanctions' from the Ministry of Local Government.

Matters arising from the reports include financial orders relating to the appointment and salaries of officers in the hospitals and dispensaries throughout the county; building works and alterations to premises; tenders for the supply of provisions to the county home; issues relating to Birr TB hospital; details of medical cases and transfers to extern hospitals; details of the recipients of Home Help including boarded-out children; referrals of complaints against named doctors and midwives; the financial state of Offaly Board of Health which is owed £6,055 by Offaly County Council (p31, 11 December 1923); the removal of furniture from Birr Union buildings and damage to same by Free State soldiers (p40, Nov 1923); reports on every dispensary district in the county (p44, 15 Nov 1923); arrangement for the workhouse buildings in the county which are not required for poor law purposes; the proposed closure of Edenderry District Hospital (p59, 19 February 1924); and the administration of home assistance.

Includes a resolution passed to refuse to hold a meeting or transact any business as a protest to the failure of Offaly County Council to transfer £6,055 as owed to the Board. (p54, 15 January 1924).

Includes reports from the Inspector of Boarded-out Children, in respect of arrangements for various children throughout the county.