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Volumes recording details of patients admitted to the County Hospital. Data recorded in each volume varies slightly but mainly includes:

Admission Number

Previous Number if any

Date of admission or birth

Name of inmate

Age/Sex

Description (Married, Single, etc.) or 'If adult whether single, married, widow or widower; if child, whether orphan, deserted, illegitimate or legitimate'

Religious Denomination,

Residence immediately prior to admission

Name and address of nearest relative and degree of relationship

Employment or Calling

No of dependents

Disease or other cause rendering admission necessary

Who gave recommendation for admission

Date of discharge or death.

Sub-series of documents relating to the the sale of Loughton house, the upkeep of the house and construction projects under taken of the house.

Offaly County Home and Hospital's daily issue books recording details for Form 42. Each folio records number of articles issued to residents on a daily basis under the headings of 'Provisions' (e.g. food and alcohol), 'Fuel and Light', and 'Washing Materials' (e.g. soap).

Departments receiving issue are divided into:
'G. Hospital (General)'
'Fever Hospital'
'M. Home' (male county home)
'F. Home' (female county home)
'Nursery' and
'Officers'.

Series of minutes books created on the enactment of the Local Government Temporary Provisions Act, 1923, recording executive decisions on a range of issues by Offaly Board of Health and Public Assistance. These minutes follow directly from the Hospital and Homes Committee Minutes (Series 2).

Contains reports such as the Superintendent's Report from the general and fever hospitals; the Superintendent's Report from the County Home; Inspector's reports for boarded-out children; and reports from the district hospitals of Edenderry and Birr. Also includes 'Letters and Sanctions' from the Department of Local Government.

General matters arising include the appointment and remuneration of medical and clerical staff; financial issues relating to the sending of patients to extern hospitals; tenders for the supply of provisions to the hospitals; and orders relating to the dispensary districts throughout the county.

Decisions relating to the boarding-out of children are recorded intermittently in each minute book. Minutes also contain reports on conditions in the county home and in foster homes, on the health and welfare of boarded-out children, and on admissions of unmarried mothers to the county home and/or transfers to mother and baby homes in neighbouring counties. Contains sporadic lists (names and addresses) of boarded out-children, unmarried mothers, and foster parents.

Half yearly series of accounts, with many gaps, for Offaly County Board of Health, incorporating Forms 49a, 49b and 50.

Form 49a contains revenue accounts describing the various charges on the County Council; average weekly costs; loan, receipt and expenditure account (including the cost for 'orphans and deserted children boarded-out'); loan accounts of the county board of health for the half-year; and a statement of balances at the close of the half-year.

Form 49b records the number and classification of persons assisted during the half year in terms of those admitted to the county home or hospitals, those receiving home assistance; persons with disabilities; and persons sent to extern hospitals.

Form 50 records the the names and salaries of the several officers, names and superannuation allowances of retired officers; names of intern officers (such as the Superintendent, assistant matron, nurses, cook, ambulance driver etc.), names of extern officers (such as the Chaplains, the Surgeon, the Medical Officer of Health, medical officers of the dispensary districts, dispensary midwives), and those working in the district hospitals.

File of correspondence in relation to the distribution of seed potatoes and seed wheat by Banagher Parish Council.

Half-yearly abstracts of accounts and secretary's statements incorporating Forms 32 and 33.

Form 32 comprises a revenue account and records charges and discharges in the various health districts across the county; details of receipts and expenditure; expenditure under tuberculosis acts; expenditure under labourers acts; loans receipts and expenditure account; a capital indebtedness account; and a statement of balances at the close of the half year.

Form 33 records the Secretary's statement in the form of a statement of cash assets and liabilities; a statement of insurances; names and salaries of officers who are required to give security; and a list of other officers, their posts and salaries.