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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
insanity.
Statement
VI.)
State of
health on
admission.
Facts ascertained from the papers.
Asylum history and facts ascertained from
registers and from enquiry from
Superintendent.
8. Madhavram
Dev
—contd.
Ganja
Toxic
insanity.
Good
in his habits.
His relatives were
not insane.
Mr. Banerji, Civil
Surgeon, of Sylhet, certified to
"mental depression,
sulkiness,
wakefulness, often throws away
his food, given to fits of crying,
gave silly answers to questions
put," and he adds that it was com-
municated to him by others that
the lunatic "used to take ganja.
He was mad before (twice)."
intervals two or three months."
(February 1894.)
9. Gagan
Chunder
Chathati; Hindu;
Priest;
Dacca;
28; No. L 271.
Ganja
Toxic
insanity.
Good
Admitted on the 25th June 1892.
It is stated in his Descriptive
Roll
that he has been insane for six
years, that it is "not
known"
whether any of his relatives have
been insane, and that he
is
"addicted to ganja and spirits,"
but that the cause of his insanity
is "not known." He has not had
epilepsy.
He is violent, mis-
chievous, troublesome, and struck
his mother with a dao, and now
attempts to do the same if oppor-
tunity allows.
The medical certificate
says:—
"Talks excitedly, at times inco-
herently, says there is a conspira-
cy against him, and that he
wishes to have connection with
his mother, also told me that he
strikes his friends because he loves
them. He assaulted the Asylum
Overseer in my presence this
morning. Refuses food at times,
sleeps badly, gives trouble when
bathing, and is generally intract-
able.
The entry of "ganja" as the cause
was made by the Overseer when
the man was admitted.
The
"disease" was then left blank,
but the Superintendent
subse-
quently entered "toxic insanity?"
(as doubtful).
Since admission he has been noisy,
talkative, incoherent,
indecent,
abusive,
kicked
the
Overseer
without
any
reason.
He
is
generally troublesome and unma-
nageable.
The
Superintendent
records that he "denied that he
ever took ganja."
10. Garua alias
Go-
berdhan; Hindu;
Kuli; Dacca; 37;
No. L 287.
Ganja
Toxic
insanity.
Good
Admitted on the 10th July 1892.
The Descriptive
Roll
shows the
cause of insanity as "not known,"
but that the man was "addicted
to ganja."
It is "not known"
whether any near relative has
been insane, or whether the lu-
natic has had epilepsy.
He is
"mischievous, troublesome," as-
saults people, and is also abu-
sive.
Civil Surgeon certified: " He is
noisy, violent, abusive, dirty in
his habits.
He told me that he
knew of a hidden treasure in a
village, and offered the Asylum
Overseer a share of it if he would
go there with him.
Does not
sleep, talks about fairies, says he
has stolen Rs. 800 belonging to
me."
On admission the Overseer entered
"ganja" as the cause, but left
the disease blank.
The Superin-
tendent
subsequently
entered
"toxic insanity?" (as doubtful).
Noisy, troublesome, and violent soon
after admission. Shortly after he
became much quieter, but talka-
tive and incoherent.
Has lost his
delusion about treasures and of
fairies.
There is no
improve-
ment.
11. Narayan
Das;
Hindu; Beggar;
Dacca; 26; No. L.
327.
Ganja
Toxic
insanity.
Indiffer-
ent.
Admitted on 20th August 1892.
The Descriptive
Roll shows that
the man's relatives are
"not
known," that it is "not known"
how long he has been insane, or
whether any near relative has
been insane; that "the lunatic
used to smoke ganja previously,
and now is also addicted to that,"
and that the cause assigned for
the insanity is "smoking of exces-
sive ganja."
He was accused of
theft and found to be incapable
of making his defence.
On 12th May 1893 the entry is—
"Has improved very much since
admission, and is now quiet and
tractable, but not quite coherent
in his replies to questions."
In February 1894 he was reported
to be sane and capable of making
his defence.