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REPORT OF THE INDIAN HEMP DRUGS COMMISSION, 1893-94.
[APP.
Hemp
Drug
cases admitted
in
1892—contd.
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.
Asylam history and facts ascertained from
the registers and by inquiry from the
superintendent, &c.
4. Maula Dad; Mus-
salman; Gujranwala;
25.
Bhang.
Toxic
insanity.
Extreme-
ly bad.
This is a first attack.
Duration,
not known.
Supposed
cause,
excessive use of bhang. Danger-
ous to
others.
Epileptic
or
suicidal, not known.
The medi-
cal officer says he "is talkative
and incoherent, destroys clothes,
goes naked, filthy in habits, re-
fuses to eat his food and is des-
tructive.
In
hospital
broke
bottles and articles of the dis-
pensary."
Admitted, 26th April 1892.
Died, 4th May 1892.
On admission he "has scarcely
strength left in him to do any-
thing.
Is extremely
filthy;
uses
incoherent language; suffers from
diarrhœa."
He died of diarrhœa
and debility on 4th May
1892,
and there was no
post-mortem
examination because the
cause
of death was known.
5. Somirgir;
Hindu;
Beggar; Lahore; 50.
Charas.
Toxic
insanity.
Good...
He lived at the temple on Rattan
Chand's tank and became mad
three days before, after
taking
charas. This the first
attack.
He is not epileptic; not suicidal
Under observation (in the Asy-
lum) he "answers questions rea-
sonably, and is not filthy in habits
(11th August 1892). Three days
later he "ties ropes round his
legs and says these have the
power of curing all
diseases.
Gives foolish answers to ques-
tions and tears his clothes."
Admitted, 11th August 1892.
Discharged cured, 21st March 1893.
On admission he "goes on danc-
ing and singing songs
without
being asked to do so, and laughs
when there is no occasion to do
so.
On
17th
September
he
began to improve and was de-
clared sane on 21st January 1893,
and made over to his friends as
cured on 21st March 1893.
6. Mohna; Hindu; La-
hore; 28.
Charas.
Toxic
insanity.
This man was found taking up
shopkeeper's
baskets,
throw-
ing bricks at people and abusing
them.
He "smokes charas and
takes
opium."
The
medical
officer says his habits are very
dirty, he is very talkative, and
tries to escape and
fights
with
the warder on duty.
Asks to be
made a Christian.
Admitted, 25th August 1892.
Discharged, 25th May 1893.
This man was under observation
in the Asylum before formal ad-
mission.
On
17th
September
1892 (a month after admission)
he was "very abusive and talka-
tive, mad."
On 8th December
1892 "not so abusive as before,
is less talkative, and less dirty."
He goes on talkative, but improv-
ing until 7th April 1893, when he
"speaks sensibly; suffering from
secondary
syphilis."
On
24th
May 1893 he is declared sane and
is discharged next day.
7. Tehl Shah; Hindu;
Beggar;
Jullun-
der; 30.
Charas.
Toxic
insanity.
Found wandering and
abusing
people,
especially
Europeans.
Takes opium, bhang, charas, &c.,
&c.; cannot give proper answer
to questions put.
Admitted, 27th August 1892.
Discharged cured, 25th May 1893.
He was under observation before
formal admission (27th
August
1892). "He is very talkative and
collects rubbish.
Habits
filthy.
Blackens his face, &c."
On 17th
September 1892 "thinks himself
to be a superior being to man."
He is talkative, a little quarrel-
some, childish, and
noisy until
24th May 1893, when he is report-
ed sane and discharged next day.
8. Mussamat Mooran;
Mussalmani; Pros-
titute;
Mooltan;
40.
Bhang.
Toxic
insanity.
Fair
This is this woman's first attack.
It has lasted three years.
Cause,
"use of bhang and death of her
infant child."
Not known whe-
ther she is epileptic.
Not dan-
gerous. The
medical
officer
says, she does not understand
remarks made to her fully.
Her
habits are filthy. At times speaks
with violence and incoherence.
Not suicidal; not epileptic.
Ad-
dicted to the abuse of bhang.
Admitted, 2nd September 1892.
Discharged cured, 11th May 1893.
On admission "this woman an-
swers simple questions well, and
is not filthy; works well, spins
fine,
and is very quiet."
She
continues much in this state until
she is declared "apparently sane"
on 21st January 1893.
She
re-
mains so until her discharge
in
May.