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REPORT OF THE INDIAN HEMP DRUGS COMMISSION,
1893-94.
[APP.
DELHI LUNATIC ASYLUM.
(SUPERINTENDENT, DR. DENNYS, ON LEAVE.)
(Assistant Surgeon Mul Chand in temporary charge.)
Hemp Drug cases admitted during 1892.
Name, race, occupation,
district, age, and register
number of lunatic.
Alleged
cause of
insanity
(Statement
VII.)
Type of in-
sanity (State-
ment VI.)
State of
health on
admission.
Facts ascertained from the papers.
Asylum history and facts ascertained from
registers and from inquiry from
Superintendent.
1. Daya Lall; Hindu;
Beggar; Hissar; 50;
207.
Charas
Toxic
insanity.
Good
The papers in this case are not
forthcoming. The register shows
that he was admitted 12th Janu-
ary 1892, and discharged on 12th
July "cured."
No case book is maintained of any
history of the patients in the
asylum.
2. Nath; Hindu; Beg-
gar; Jullunder; 25;
209.
Ganja
Toxic
insanity.
Very
bad.
This man's Descriptive Roll shows
that he "has been seen in an in-
sane state for a year" that he
"has been addicted to ganja,"
and that the cause of insanity
is "possibly
ganja-smoking."
He is of "filthy habits, talks in-
coherently, sings and weeps, does
not answer questions, exposes
his person indecently. Epilepsy
or hereditary taint "not known."
Admitted, 26th January 1892.
Died, 3rd August 1893.
No asylum history was maintained.
There was no post-mortem
ex-
amination.
The man died of
heart disease.
3. Hari Ram; Hindu;
Servant;
Patiala;
18; 211.
Ganja
Toxic
insanity.
Good
The papers in this case are not
forthcoming. The man was ad-
mitted on 2nd March 1892, he
was discharged "cured" on 18th
October 1892.
In the register this man's case is
shown as "dementia"; this was
entered by the Superintendent;
and the Deputy Superintendent
cannot explain how the case is
shown as "Toxic insanity" in
Statement VI.
4. Narain Singh; Hin-
du; Constable; Um-
balla; 30; 221.
Bhang
Toxic
insanity.
Fair
This man's papers are not forth-
coming.
He was admitted on
20th April 1892 and died on
29th April 1892.
The register shows "mania " and the
entry in Statement VI cannot be
explained. There was no post-
mortem. He died of remittent fever.
5. Charata;
Hindu;
Cultivator; Umballa,
27; 229.
Bhang
Toxic
insanity.
Bad
This man's papers are not forth-
coming.
He was admitted on
11th June 1892 and discharged
"improved" on 20th July 1892.
There is no asylum history. The
register
shows
the type
as
"mania," and the entry in State-
ment VI is apparently due to the
cause alleged in Statement VII, but
Deputy Superintendent is not sure.
6. Sheri; Musalman;
Mason, Hissar; 24,
236.
Ganja
Toxic
insanity.
Indiffe-
rent.
This man's "Descriptive
Roll"
shows that this is a second attack,
the first attack being two months
before. This attack had lasted
twelve days.
The supposed
cause is smoking ganja. No
hereditary history of insanity.
"Incoherent talk, using violence
towards others, remaining filthy,
indecent
exposure of person,
restlessness and want of sleep,
maniacal look, giving wrong
names of his relatives," are the
facts given in the medical certi-
ficate. Also abuse and mischief.
There is no asylum history. The
register
shows the type
as
"mania."
The entry in State-
ment VI is not explained. He was
admitted, 26th July 1892, and dis-
charged "cured," 28th Decem-
ber 1892.
7. Joseph Lalchand;
Native
Christian;
Shoemaker, Delhi;
35; 240.
Charas
Toxic
insanity.
Bad
The man was charged
under
section 380, Indian Penal Code,
and as he talked, incoherently, he
was sent to the Asylum by the
Deputy Commissioner. No facts
are shown as known regarding
his case, but the medical certi-
ficate says: "Is very noisy and
violent at times, especially at
night, and incoherent; at other
times he appears quite rational.
Is given to going about naked."
Admitted, 18th August 1892;
escaped, 12th September 1892;
and re-admitted (vide No. 11 be-
low) on 1st October 1892, and dis-
charged "cured" on 27th June
1893.
The register shows charas as the
alleged cause, the Deputy Super-
intendent says, because a Native
Baptist Missionary said the man
smoked charas.
On the same
ground the previous duration of
the attack was entered as one
month. The type is entered as
"mania" in the register.
There is no Asylum history.