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Register of reports of sanitary officers in Sub-Officer's District of Edenderry No.1. Date recorded include the date of the report, the name of the sanitary officer and the name of the District; the name and address of the owner/occupier; the nature or cause of complaint; the sanitary officer's recommendation; the order of the sanitary board; a description of steps taken to remove cause of complaint and a description of the result of the order.

Reports cover public health disease controls on infectious diseases such as diptheria, scarletina and typhoid; sanitation of public water supply; sanitary state of school buildings; and other threats to public health.

Sanitary Sub-Officer's diary recording sanitary work performed for Edenderry No.1 Rural District Council (until 1925) and subsequently the Offaly Board of Health and Public Assistance.

Each page contains pre-printed template for recording the following: number of orders or notices to abate nuisances, make connecting drains or perform other sanitary work; number of prosecutions for neglect of orders or notices; number of convictions for neglect of orders or notices; amount of fines imposed by orders of justices £; fines levied amounted to £; number of houses, yards and premises inspected; number of dwellings disinfected; disinfecting chamber used by persons; articles of clothing disinfected; clothing and bedding destroyed by order of the sanitary authority to the value of £.