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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.

Some crossover with Minute Book 8.

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.

Copy from Tipperary North Riding County Board of Health, showing repayments by Offaly Board of Health

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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)