title: A state secret: the closely guarded report of a hospital inquiry.
abstract: Two hundred years ago, Cork Street Fever Hospital was built by charitable subscription. Seven years after becoming a public-private partnership in 1937, its administration was subjected to a Sworn Inquiry. Why the Inquiry was held and why the Inspector's Report was never published are the questions addressed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Eastern Region Health Authority, Wicklow, Ireland.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Warde
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Breathnach
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006761:Hospitals / Q000266:history*; D007494:Ireland; D008330:Management Audit / Q000266:history*