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Minutes of meetings of the Hospital and Homes Committee, a transitional committee formed following 'Amalgamation' when the workhouses in the county were closed and the boards of guardians of the poor law unions transferred their functions to the county council under a proposed county board of health.

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).

Includes:
order by Commissioner O'Keefe to reject a proposal by Westmeath Board of Health to call on their local representative in the Dáil to have the Local Authorities Officers and Employees Act ,1926 repealed, to which O'Keeffe states: 'Rejected. I consider the above-mentioned Act the most useful piece of legislation yet enacted.' (p39); copy report by Miss Alice Litster, inspector with the Department of Local Government, on boarded-out children in Offaly (p122-3); and the introduction of the school medical inspection scheme, (p165).

Includes:
Resolutions regarding proposed construction of TB hospital at Roscrea which was rejected by OBH and also regarding the construction of new general and surgical hospital at Tullamore.

Legal cases taken against putative fathers of illegitimate children in relation to maintenance under the Illegitimate Children's Affiliation Orders Act 1930.

Includes:
Proposals by J. Dooley to have the County Home transferred from Tullamore to Birr Union Buildings and statements by William C Graham, John Condron, and Patrick Boland stating their opposition to the move. Also copy correspondence with Department of Local Government concerning the site of the proposed new hospital in Tullamore.

Includes:
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)

Includes:
Discussions surrounding the siting of a new district hospital in Edenderry.

Copy progress report from Messrs Scott & Good on the new county hospital at Tullamore.