RAWAL PINDI LEPER ASYLUM.
Result of one year's treatment of eleven cases by Gurjun Oil and one case by Carbolic Acid.
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No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
2
Name.
Bhadur Ali,
aged 17
years.
Fakir
Chand,
aged 18
years.
Pir Bux,
aged 22
years.
Khaira,
aged 16
years.
Nazer Ali,
aged 18
years.
Hooshnak,
aged 40
years.
Akoo
Mahomda,
aged 24
years.
Fazal, aged
18 years.
Gawhr
Nishan,
aged 20
years.
Hashan,
aged 24
years.
Fakiroo,
aged 23
years.
3
Caste.
Soodhun
Dut
Domal
Kashmiri
Mutyal
Murdeyal
Jalal
Tejeol
Chilah
Dhond
Doolee
Shoe-maker
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Religion.
Muhammadan.
Hindu
Mussalman
Muhammadan
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Mussulman
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
5
Sex.
Male
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Female
Ditto
Male
6
Occupation.
Cultivator
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Service
Beggar
Cultivator
Shoe-maker
7
Birth-place.
Purl
Poonch
(Jammu).
Ditto
Sanla
(Jammu).
Bag
(Jammu).
Bag
(Poonch).
Rajori
(Jammu).
Rangha
(Poonch).
Nowshera
(Jammu).
Danil
(Murree).
Poonch
Mandera
(Poonch).
8
Place of
residence.
Rawal pindi
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
9
History of
relatives.
Aunt and one
brother sick
with leprosy.
Father sick with
leprosy.
Maternal uncle
is sick.
His brother and
aunt sick.
Parents died
from this
disease.
All free from
leprosy.
His uncle's
three sons
died from this
disease.
His uncle was
sick.
None sick with
this disease.
Father sick
Grandmother
and maternal
uncle are sick.
None sick
10
History
of
children.
No children.
Ditto
Ditto
Not married
Ditto
No children.
His eldest
son is sick,
and in the
asylum.
Not married
No children
Not married
No children
None
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Date
of attack.
Six years
ago.
Five years
ago.
Ten years
ago.
Four years
ago.
Five years
ago.
Seventeen
years ago.
Five years
ago.
Some eight
years ago.
A year and
half ago.
Cannot
remember,
as it
commenced
when she
was young.
Disease
began when
she was
on breast.
Ten years
ago.
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Premonitory
symptoms.
Appearance of
tubercles on
the body.
Appearance of
bullæ on the
elbow and
knees.
First he noticed
the insensibility
of the
hands and feet
with an
occasional
eruption of bullæ.
Anæthesia
of the skin.
Appearance of
several bullæ
on the arms.
Fever, loss of
teeth and
appearance of
bullæ on the
legs.
Appearance of
spots like
that of psorisis
on the
body.
Appearance of
bullæ on the
fingers of left
hand, left
elbow and toes
of left foot,
as well as a
skin eruption.
Appearance of
bullæ about
both the
ankles and
numbness of
the hands
and feet.
Appearance of
several bullæ
on the hands
and feet.
Cannot
remember.
Appearance of
psoriasis.
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History
of
syphilis.
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Had both
syphilis
and
gonorrhœa.
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History of
other diseases.
Had small-pox,
measles, and
many attacks
of ague.
Suffered from
small-pox,
measles, fever
and diarrhœa.
Had had small-
pox in his
youth.
Suffered from
many attacks
of igue.
Had had small-
pox and
measles.
Had had small-
pox, measles,
fever,
diarrhœa, &c.
Had small-pox-
measles, many
attacks
of
fever and
dysentery.
Had small-pox
Had had small-
pox, measles,
and many
attacls of fever.
Suffered from
small-pox and
measles.
Had small-pox,
measles, fever
and diarrhœa
during
the
present
illness.
Had measles
and many
attacls of fever.
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Nature of
food.
Not good
Inferior
Good
Not good
Bad
Good
Inferior
Ditto
Good
Fair
Ditto
Good
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Condition
of life.
Bad
Good
Said to be
good.
Bad
Ditto
Tolerably
good.
Neither
good nor
bad.
Not good
Good
Fair
Ditto
Ditto
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Present condition.
Suffers from
general
m a l a i s e .
Anæsthesia of
the whole
body save the
chest and
abdomen.
As follows
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
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Skin.
Insensible,
e x c e p t i n g that
on the chest,
abdomen and
back.
Insensible
Insensible,
excepting that
of the chest,
abdomen and
face, as well as
back.
Insensible,
excepting that
of face, chest
and abdomen.
Ditto
Insensible,
excepting that
on the chest
and abdomen.
Insensible, save
that of the
face,
chest
and abdomen.
Insensible,
except that of
forehead,
chest and
abdomen.
Insensible, save
that of the
face, chest,
abdomen and
that over the
spine.
Anæsthesic,
excepting that
of face, chest,
abdomen and
back and
arms.
Sensible,
excepting that
on the right
foot, outer part
of the right
thigh and leg,
back part of
both the arms
and forearms.
Presents several
cicatrices
and insensible,
excepting
that of chest
and back.
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Head.
Affected with
favus.
Not affected
Presents three
cicatrices, the
result of an
injury.
Not affected
Ditto
Presents four
scars, the
result of injuries
sustained
during the
youth.
Studded with
many round
marks of
favus.
Good
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
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Face.
Deformed and
tubercular; ears
swollen and
tubercular.
Lower lip, nose,
eyebrows and
ears swollen.
Forehead
shews a few
spots of
psoriasis.
Disfigured;
nose,
ears,
eyebrows and
lips sound.
Sound
Eyes suffered;
eyebrows and
ears swollen
and tuber-
cular.
In good
condition.
Studded with
many
tubercles.
Eyebrows a
little swollen.
Unaffected
Good
Unaffected
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Hair.
Lost on the
top of the
head from
favus.
All right
Good
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Good, excepting
on the
top of the
head where
he
had
favus.
Good
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
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Arms.
Anæsthetic and
tubercular.
Anæsthetic;
right elbow
presents a
cicatrix.
Anæsthesia
with cicatrices,
resulting
from the
bullæ.
Insensible;
many cicatrices
on the
forearms.
Present many
cicatrices of
superficial
ulcers.
Anæsthesic
on back,
cicatrices on the
elbows.
Anæsthesic,
otherwise
good.
Elbows shew
many cicatrices
on the
back.
Anæsthesic,
otherwise
good.
In good state
Good
Insensible and
studded with
scars.
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Hands.
Present a few
tubercles; fingers sound.
Fingers of the
right hand
swollen, left
hand perfect.
Both affected;
almost all the
third phalanges
are
wanting.
All right
Left sound;
fingers
of
right
hand
contracted and
shortened.
All right
Good
Fingers of left
hand shortened,
those of
the right
natural.
All right
Many of the
fingers
shortened.
Many of the
fingers
wanting.
Left
forefingers
and right
little finger
affected.
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Legs and feet.
Anæsthetic and
tubercular
here and there.
Anæsthesia
Legs insensible;
soles of
both
feet
cracked; toes
swollen and
studded with
ulcers.
Left foot
unaffected; right
foot one of
the toes
wanting.
Studded with
cicatrices; a
deep ulcer on
the sole of
right foot.
Anæsthesic,
otherwise
good.
Good; many of
the nails
deformed.
Legs present a
few cicatrices.
Two toes of
the left foot
nearly gone;
right foot
good; soles
of both feet
cracked.
Anæsthesic,
otherwise
sound.
Legs good; feet
affected; several
toes wanting.
Legs good;
right great
toe and left
little toe lost.
Left foot
affected.
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TREATMENT.
5th May 1876. Gurjun emulsion z. ii. morning and evening and gurjun
rubbing being preceded by a bath as directed.
26th May 1876. Did not suffer from diarrhœa and vomiting. No noticeable
6th August 1876. No better; left asylum.
6th September 1876. Returned again in the same state.
18th May 1877. Some of the tubercles of the face have burst. No other
5th May 1876. The same as in case No. 1; has suffered from vomiting, purging
occasionally.
3rd June 1876. The ulcer of the right elbow has cicatrized since this treatment.
6th August 1876. No better.
18th May 1877. Swelling of the right finger is somewhat less.
10th May 1876. The same as No. 1.
3rd June 1876. Suffered from a slight diarrhœa on 24th May 1876. Acknowledges
no improvement at all.
6th August 1876. No better; left asylum. Returned a fortnight after.
18th May 1877. No improvement, save healing of some of the ulcers.
5th May 1876. The same as in case No. 1
8th June 1876. Did not suffer from vomiting and purging since taking the oil.
All the ulcers about the forearms have cicatrized through the application of
gurjun ointment; sensation not returned.
18th May 1877. No better.
5th May 1876. The same as in case No. 1. Did not suffer from the medicine.
8th June 1876. One of the ulcers on the right elbow has got well; that on the
sole of the right foot continues the same; sensation not returned.
15th June 1876. No improvement.
23rd June 1876.
Ditto.
18th May 1877. The ulcer of the right foot is healed up; no other improvement.
5th May 1876. The same as in case No. 1.
15th June 1876. No improvement, excepting the healing up of an ulcer on the
back of right elbow. Has got an eruption like psoriasis about the knees from
the application of gurjun ointment.
23rd June 1876. Complains of skin eruption having appeared from the friction
of the ointment.
18th May 1877. No better.
5th May 1876. The same as in case No. 1.
15th June 1876. Suffered from diarrhœa when he began to take the oil.
Says the spots on the back and chest have become more prominent since the
application of the ointment.
18th May 1877. No better; presents some scaly eruption on the legs on the
contrary.
10th May 1876. The same as in case No. 1.
15th June 1876. Did not suffer from the medicine. Says since the application
of the oil he got many ulcers on the soles of both feet. Some of the
eruptions on his legs have got cured from this ointment.
2nd December 1876. Left asylum.
5th May 1876. The same as in case No. 1.
23rd June 1876. No improvement as yet.
18th May 1877. Is in the same condition.
5th May 1876. The same as in case No. 1.
23rd June 1876. No improvement.
18th May 1877. Continues in the same state.
5th May 1876. The same as in case No. 1.
23rd June 1876. No improvement.
18th May 1877. Continues in the same state.
5th May 1876. Carbolic oil internally and externally.
6th August 1876. No better.
18th May 1877. He felt much better when taking carbolic acid than gurjun oil
which he began to take three months ago.
R. D'R.—Home, Rev. & Agri. Dept. Press-No. 439—28-8-79-100.
G. HENDERSON, M. D.,
Civil Surgeon, Rawal Pindi.