First U. S, Narcotic Farm,
Lexington, Kentucky.

Septenber 19, 1935.

Dre W. Le Treadway, Asst. Surgeon General,
U. 8S» Publie Health Service,
Washington, De Ce

Dear Dr. Treadway :

Replying to your personal letter of September 16, 1935, you
are advised thet we could, if necessary, take 100 more cases from
the U. S. Penitentiary Annex within the next month, but it prob-
ably will be better to send us not more than 75, Do not send any
hore than 20 colored patients because to send more would complicate
matters as it would be necessary to devote a whole ward to only a

few colored patients,

I am assuming thet we will get patients from courts after
Cetober 1 and we should save room for these and voluntary potients
rather than bring in too many from the Annex who have already been
taken off the drug. It is, of course, desirable for us to continue
our studies of withdrawal, ete., and the Annex patients do not lend
themselves to thise

The originel layout of the institution showed, as I recall,
about 987 beds. One hundred twenty-six of these are in the Isole~
tion Section end it seems doubtful whether we will ever be called
upon to use all of these beds continuously. A certain separation
is also necessary in the Hospital seetion end this will cut down
the available beds. We have to have a tuberculous ward which ra-
duees the eceapacity still more unlese the ward heppens to be filled, |
which is not the case at the present time. “e de, however, heave a.
possibility of expanding the number of beds by using some of the day
rooms and this will be done when it becomes necessary)

Very truly yours,
Lawrence Kolb,

Medical Director,
Medical Officer in Charge