A state secret: the closely guarded report of a hospital inquiry.
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.
Warde
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Eastern Region Health Authority, Wicklow, Ireland.
Breathnach
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D049673:History, 20th Century; D006761:Hospitals / Q000266:history*; D007494:Ireland; D008330:Management Audit / Q000266:history*