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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.
Aellged
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.
5. Rudraya—contd.
Ganja. Melancho-
lia.
pressed, never speaks. 15th May,
weight 109 lbs, very depressed.
10th June, weight 103½ lbs., very
depressed, difficult to feed. 13th
July, weight 101 lbs., very de-
pressed,
never
speaks.
14th
August, weight 111 lbs. Depress-
ed, difficult to feed."
This man before us was depressed
and silent and would not con-
verse.
6. Kalekhan; Mussal-
man; not known;
Ellichpur;
30;
136.
Mania
The statement shows that
the
disease has lasted 9 months. The
medical certificate, dated 26th
April 1892 says, "The patient
is a ganja smoker.
He
was
sent to the Civil Hospital, Ellich-
pur, for treatment by 1st class
Magistrate, Ellichpur, while found
wandering at Anjangaon.
This
man was a private in the 1st Re-
giment, Infantry, H. C., station-
ed here; and for showing signs
of
insanity
was
discharged
about six months ago.
While
in the regiment he had a habit
of straying away
towards the
hills, and on one occasion was
found after three
days
and
brought in by a camelman.
He
is under the impression that he
is some great man, and that all
around him
should pay
him
every respect.
He stands mo-
tionless for half an hour at a
time and then suddenly begins
to laugh.
His expression
is
meaningless aud altogether in-
dicate signs of mental aberra-
tion.
Admitted, 20th May 1892.
The Asylum register shows that
on admission this man's weight
was 113 lbs.
Then on June 7th
weight
117 lbs.
"Will
stand
looking at the sky and suddenly
break out laughing.
July 6th,
weight 122 lbs.
Became excited
on the 23rd when working at the
'chuki'
August 18th, weight
118 lbs.
Became again excited,.
very
noisy.
September
22nd.
Has been in hospital, weight 114½
lbs. Has been quiet lately. Octo-
ber 13th, weight 114 lbs., very
quiet, well behaved.
November
14th, weight 115.
Quiet and well
behaved, works hard.
December
29th, weight 122. lbs. Improving,
wants very much to go home.
January 20th, weight 123 lbs. Be-
came excited on the 17th, sang
and danced and laughed.
Mania.
February 16th, weight 121
lbs.,
again quiet. 16th March,
weight 124½ lbs.
Not been ex-
cited lately.
27th April, weight
131½ lbs. Is very depressed. 18th
May, weight 120½ lbs. Very de-
pressed, takes very little food. 15th
June, weight 122 lbs., still depress-
ed, will not speak. 15th
July,
weight 121½ lbs. Improved. 19th
August, 121 lbs.
Speaks occa-
sionally."
This man was inclined to be silent.
before us, and when he spoke he
was quite incoherent, but respect-
ful.
Nothing rational could be
got out of him.
7.
Lachman;
Gond;
Labourer; Chhind-
wara; 52; 861.
Ganja.
Mania
The statement shows
that
this
attack has lasted four years and
that the suppo ed cause is ganja-
smoking.
The
medical certifi-
cate of 4th April 1892 says that
the symptoms were "incoherent
conversation,
absurd and
un-
necessary postures and gestures,
weaving thin bits of string with-
out any apparent object about
the bars of his cell, general rest-
lessness
I have seen him perch-
ed on a
flour
mill absolutely
naked."
Admitted, 26th May 1892.
Discharged, 25th March 1893.
This man was in this Asylum from
14th November 1867 to 3rd
May
1868 and was
discharged
as
cured.
He was then entered as a
case of Chronic Mania; and the
"supposed cause" was shown as
"ganja."
On the present occa-
sion he was discharged as "im-
proved," not cured.
NOTE.—The total number of admissions for 1892 was—
Criminal
Males
5
Criminal
Females
Non-criminal
Males
18
Non-criminal
Females
4
Non-criminal
TOTAL
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these, the above seven cases were attributed in Statement Vmp drug; but none of them was entered under Toxic insanity in Statement VI.
It was much to be regretted that Dr. McKay was quite unable owing to illness to leave his room or receive us when we visited Nagpur. It is to be hoped that
we shall have another opportunity of discussing these cases with him.