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REPORT OF THE INDIAN HEMP DRUGS COMMISSION, 1893-94.
[APP.
Hemp Drug cases admitted during 1892—contd.
Name, race, occupation,
district, age and register
number of lunatic.
Alleged
cause of
insanity
(Statement
VII).
Type of in-
sanity (State-
ment stent VI).
State of
health on
admission.
Facts ascertained from the papers.
Asylum history and facts ascertained from
Asylum registers and from inquiry
from Superintendent.
6. Mahomed Safdar;
Mussalman; Fakir;
Bombay; 22 1-b.—
134.
Ganja
smoking
Toxic
insanity.
Good
Form C shows that nothing is
known of this man. The medical
certificate merely says that "he
will not answer questions put to
him, goes about naked, does not
sleep, laughs without cause, uses
abusive language, at times is
very excited when he becomes
quite unmanageable."
Admitted, 26th May 1893.
On 22nd August 1892. "He is
not improved much. He laughs to
himself and talks nonsense." He
is still in the same state without
improvement. The case has been
diagnosed and the cause entered
on the examination of his friends.
But there is no entry of this ex-
amination in any way except the
mere entry of the cause in the
form. There is no differentiating
symptom.
The man denies the use of ganja.
He smiles at the name of charas
and says he knows what it is quite
well; but he denies its use also.
7. Chintamon; Brah-
man;
Student;
Bombay; 25, 1-b.—
1.
Ganja
smoking.
Toxic
nsanity.
Good
Form C shows that the man was
not addicted to drugs; that this
is a first attack, that it came on
suddenly and has lasted three
months, and that the supposed
cause is unknown. There is no
hereditary predisposition. Medi-
cal certificate of 16th June 1892,
says, "He will not reply to any
questions put to him, howls out,
tears off his clothes, goes about
naked, refuses food, and when
given to him tramples it under
his feet. At times is violent and
unmanageable."
Admitted, 16th June 1892.
Discharged, 21st February 1893.
Admitted 16th June 1892. On
13th September 1892. "No im-
provement. Noisy. Refuses food,
Sleepless and goes naked."
21st February 1893. Discharged
without improvement on security
of his friends.
The "Ganja smoking" in the
Asylum record is said to be based
on inquiry from friends; and the
Superintendent thinks further in-
quiry advisable.
8. Vithu;
Hindu;
Labourer; Ahmed-
nagar; 25, 1-b.—7.
Ganja
smoking.
Toxic
insanity.
Fair
In Form C, the cause is first entered
as "unknown" and then "ganja
smoking" is added. Nothing is
known of the case except that
the man is homicidal and dirty
in his habits. The "Appen-
dix I" or
medical history
sheet shows that the man "is
charged with having assaulted a
strange woman without provoca-
tion or previous knowledge on
7th June 1892 under the belief
she was an evil spirit." The
medical certificate of 14th July
1893 says he "is incoherent oc-
casionally, has delusions, that he
is haunted by ghosts. He says
he looked on the women he stab-
bed before he was sent here as
an evil spirit. Is restless at
nights. He is quiet during the
day, but when the night comes on
he says devils haunt him. Dirty
in his habits."
Admitted, 21st July 1892; discharg-
ed recoverd, 28th September 1892.
Admitted 21st July 1892. On 26th
September it is said: "He has
shown no signs of insanity since
his admission. He has been
quiet and well behaved and
has worked as a carpenter."
Discharged accordingly.
This
man's was no doubt really a case
of intoxication rather than insa-
nity, the Superintendent thinks.
He was entered as Toxic insanity
from the police record, but was
quite "sane" before he reached
the Asylum.
9. Gurudatt; Hindu;
Labourer; Rai Bareil-
ly; 38; 1.—13.
Bhang
and
ganja.
Toxic
insanity.
Good
Form C shows under "character:"
Given to excessive ganja smok-
ing, drank bhang only occasional-
ly. "He suffers from " chronic
mania, a first attack, of 1½ year'
duration. It began with a head-
ache and giddiness and gradu-
ally he began to say everything
belonged to himself, until at last
he broke out into open
violence.
11th November 1892 (three months
after admission) "No change
since his admission; is very melan-
cholic. Refuses food. Refuses to
speak and is sleepless at night.
He is in the same state still, he is
fairly rational, and freely admits
the use of ganja. He thinks the
admixture of charas improves
ganja. He says dhatura seeds