IN REPLYING
ADDRESS THE SURGEON GENERAL WASH NGTON
U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
: AND REFER TO

 

1616 Lexington Narcotic Farm.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

   

November 12, 1935. /+r:

Médical Officer in Charge,
U. S. Narcotic Farn,
Lexington, Kentucky.

oir:

Your note of November 7, 1935, having reference to a
quota of voluntary patients from various counties or districts
in the United States, has been received and read with interest.

A short time after the Narcotic farm was ready for the
acceptance of admissions, Mr. Anslinger, Commissioner of the
Bureau of Narcotics, wrote a letter to each of the United States
Narcotic Agents in charge of his enforcement districts telling
them of the opening of the Narcotic Farm and that he expected
each district would supply a minimum of 8 voluntary cases. ‘ihere
was no effort or attempt to limit any one district to a specific
number of cases. Some misunderstanding seems to have arisen con-
cerning this matter.

The Surgeon General will consider the application of
any male citizen of the United States for voluntary admission to
the Nareotic Farms. Uommunications concerning the matter should
be addressed to the Surgeon General, Washington, D. ¢.

By direction of the Surgeon General.

Respectfully,

we

Assistant Surgeoh General,
Division of Mental Hygiene.

 

WLT/GM