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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

HARRISBURG

September 14th, 1927,

Doctor Lawrence Kolb,
United States Public Health Service,
Washington, De Ce.

Dear Doetor Kolb:-

in re Questionnaire for persons with the drug habit.

The above matter has been taken up since my re-
turn from camp with Doctor Turnbull, Deputy Secretary of Health,
and Doctor John H. Remig, Chief of the Inspection Bureaue

After a thorough discussion of the matter we
have come to the conclusion that a high grade of patients suffer-
ing from addiction compsrcated by disease might resent an attempt

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faire. We also feel that a jarge number of physicians might re-
sent our Anquiring from the patient directly.

en It was, however, suggested that you might make
a rather thorough study of the various classes of patients using
narcotics at the Philadelphia General Hospital, 34th & Pine Sts.,
Philadelphia, or at the House of Correction, Holmesburg, and the
Philadelphia County Prison, lith & Reed Streets, Philadelphia.

 

Doctor Remig stated that these institutions
have on hand at all times a large number of patients suffering
‘from drug addiction in our various classifications. Doctor 4“emig
also stated that he would be very glad for you to come to Phila-
delphia and visit these institutions with him and he will assist
you in every way to gain the information from the various patients
there pertaining to the questionnaire.

It might be well for you to at least visit these
Several institutions with Doctor Remig and gain knowledge of the

various classes of patients treated there with reference to any
statistical data you may desire.

We have approximately between ten and eleven
thousand patients registered with this Bureau since its inception

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in 1918. As to the number of living registered addicts under

the various classifications on our books now, I would state

that we have between eight and nine thousand. The above figures

do not take into consideration those reported from State and semi- |
State institutions at the end of each year who are treated for

& short period at these several institutions.

I trust you may see your way clear to visit the in-

stitutions above named with Doctor Remig at such time as may be
convenient to youe

Very truly yours,

 
   
 

 
   

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