| Description | Book of weekly reports to Dublin Fever Hospital Board written by Dr Christopher Joseph McSweeney, Medical Superintendent, between 6 January 1949 and 12 January 1950. Reports typically cover topics such as patient admissions and treatment, staffing (in particular staff illnesses), the state of the hospital, medical equipment, and the activities of Dr McSweeney as Medical Superintendent. Another topic which emerges in the reports is the proposed new hospital for Cork Street. Note that the book also contains some reports written by Dr Fergus Colm O'Herlihy, Assistant Medical Superintendent. |