Trachoma cases as of October, 1923—Continued. CASES IN TRAINING WHERE TRACHOMA IS AN INTERCURRENT DISEASE-Continued. NOT UNDER OUT-PATIENT TREATMENT. Panlian, Paul T., 756 Third Street, South Trachoma, as an intercurrent disease, not under treatment. MISCELLANEOUS, LESS THAN 10 PER CENT NONSERVICE OR OTHERWISE UNCLASSIFIED; NO TREATMENT INDICATED. Cerone, Joseph, 288 Twentieth Street, Brooklyn, N. Ý. Pitt, Alex E., no address given (district 2).. Cummings, Chas. J., 609 North Twelfth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Dura, Leon, 3301 Richmond Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Greenly, George, Milville, Pa.. Hoffman, Edw. C., 2127 South Eighth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Hammel, Chas. W., 2538 South Alder Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Micciche, Frank, 820 Morris Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Barrix, Rolla, Lawrenceville, Ill... 571414 Brewer, Thos. E., 310 Madison Street, Charleston, III. Trachoma, not service connected; in training. Do. Trachoma, not service connected; not under treatment. Do. Trachoma, inactive; no treatment. Trachoma, not service connected as yet; under treatment in train. Disability less than 10 per cent account of no service connection or on account of no service connection disability; not under treatment. Do. 363101 Brooks, Leslie, 3742 Ainslie Street, Chicago, Do. Ill. Trachoma cases as of October, 1923-Continued MISCELLANEOUS, LESS THAN 10 PER CENT NONSERVICE OR OTHERWISE UNCLASSIFIED; NO TREATMENT INDICATED-Continued. The Public Health Service have at this time, as you know, an institution down there for the study and care of that type of disease, and when it came to the question of drawing plans we sent for that man to come up and go over them. Mr. CRAMTON. Do you think it is desirable to duplicate their plant, instead of Mr. HINES. Their plant is a leased plant and a very dilapidated old building. I feel this way: We are all working for the Government, and whatever patients they have should be in this institution and not to duplicate in any way. STATUS OF WORK AUTHORIZED BY SECOND LANGLEY BILL. The CHAIRMAN. You have a statement there: Will you give us the $17,000,000 allotment and the buildings we are getting for it? Mr. HINES. Yes, sir. The CHAIRMAN. Put it in the record. 1 Cost per bed is figured on present allot nents, plus cost of sites (when purchased out of second Langley bill), excluding cost of technical services and equipment. * Includes contracts for foundations, $156,089 (completed). Screens and other minor items. For additional land, etc. Several contracts for various phases of the work. * Includes co nplete equipment. • Additional contract for screens. For treatment of trachoma. Allotmeat. * $50,000 for preliminary work, roads, etc., being done by P. & H. Amount expended or obligated to February 15, including purchase of site, technical services, and an ount of contracts, approximately $14,915,791.43. Disbursement to February 15, $10,779,400.20. The CHAIRMAN. Have you any other place you bought, that we have not discovered yet? Mr. HINES. No, sir; they are all indicated on here. At Aspinwall, Pa., the site was acquired by the bureau in exchange with the Treasury Department, and originally they contemplated building a tuberculosis hospital. Out of the unobligated amount of this $17,000,000 $168,000, I think, is the total amount that is set aside for Aspinwall. To complete that project will require more money, and that hospital was in the original list. You read it off there. The CHAIRMAN. Yes. Mr. HINES. District No. 3. But there is not sufficient funds in this $17,000,000 to complete that project. The CHAIRMAN. Have you obligated all of your $5,000,000? Mr. HINES. All but $160,000, and that is set aside for Aspinwall. But we can not go any further with Aspinwall The CHAIRMAN. Unless you get more money? Mr. HINES. Unless we get more money. The CHAIRMAN. How much money are you short on the whole program? Mr. HINES. On the whole program, to fill in the gaps where there are no hospitals now existing, and to replace a hospital in New York which was purchased under the first Langley bill, that is the Bronx Hospital, to replace temporary construction (that is really frame buildings), hospitals now in frame buildings and fire hazards, it will require $6,500,000. The third Langley bill-hearings have been held on it, and there is no doubt this committee has seen the hearings on that bill. The CHAIRMAN. I have not. Mr. HINES. I will be glad to see that the hearings come to the committee. That rounds out the hospital program as far as I can possibly see it. NUMBER OF PATIENTS NOW IN HOSPITALS. The CHAIRMAN. How many patients have you now? Mr. HINES. We have 24,000 in hospitals. The CHAIRMAN. That is about 6,100 less than you had, is it not, or 6,200? Mr. HINES. I think the peak was about 31,000. The CHAIRMAN. It was about 32,000, was it not? Mr. HILLER. That is estimated. The CHAIRMAN. No; I think I have it as 32,000 patients or else they did not tell the truth. Mr. HINES. We will put that into the record, Mr. Chairman, with your permission. NUMBER OF BEDS AVAILABLE. The CHAIRMAN. How many beds have you in Government hospitals now? |