Name, race,
occupation,
district, age, and register
number of lunatic.
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Alleged
cause of
insanity.
(Statement
VII.)
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Type of
insanity.
(Statement
VI.)
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State of
health on
admission.
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Facts ascertained from
the papers.
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Asylum history and facts
ascertained
from registers and from inquiry
from the Superintendent.
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1. Nathu;
Hindu; Bhandari;
Rajput; Tekri,
Garhwal State; 34;
Book 8, 38.
Profession not
known.
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Strong drink and charas.
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Toxic
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Fair
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Committed arson and was
conse- quently
arrested. The Police Surgeon
certified that he talked incoherently and laboured under delusions, such as, that he
can, and does
consume from 12 to 20 seers of
atta daily. No other in- formation
recorded.
Form B shows:—
7. Duration of attack 12
years.
8. Supposed cause.—He was
in
the habit of taking
strong
drink and charas.
Admitted, 25th November
1892.
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18th May
1893.
Some slight improvement.
Weight on
admission 6 st. On 18th May 7 st.
6 lbs. No other record about the
patient in the books. Recog- nizes
bhang and charas, but did not know
ganja.
Stated he smoked bhang as
well as drank it;
also stated he smoked charas, and
also sometimes drank it. Was
shown dhatura, which he at once
recognized, but stated he never used
the seeds. History of drink
from the patient by no means
clear.
Dr. Emerson: "I think the
symp- toms are
due to combination of liquor and
charas. He has not improved so
rapidly as patients do who have
suffered from toxic symptoms
due to hemp drugs; but he has
improved within the last two
months: has increased 2 st. since
admission."
This man states he took
to drink- ing liquor
because it made him more
intoxicated and sooner so than
charas.
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2. Fackeray;
Hindu; Koney;
Sudder bazar;
Bareilly; "about" 20;
Book 8,
668.
Profession—Dyer.
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Charas smoking.
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Toxic
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Fair
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The Civil Surgeon
certified "he is abusive and
filthy in his habits. He smears
himself over with filth." No
other facts recorded.
Form B shows:—
7. Duration of attack
about one month.
8. Supposed cause.—" Went
to Mala; when
he came home complained
of pain in the head; the
next day he show- ed symptoms
of insanity: is in the
habit of taking liquor and smokes
charas."
12. Whether dangerous to
others. "At present
not dangerous, but by
appearances it would seem that
if the disease in- creased he
might be danger- ous."
Admitted, 18th July 1892;
dis- charged,
13th February 1893.
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First and only record on
30th Nov- ember 1892:
"Has improved very much
since his admission and is now
quite sensible." Weight on
admission, 7 st. 6 lbs.; discharge,
8 st. 8 lbs.
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3. Moti;
Hindu; Brahman;
Pilibhit District;
17; Book 8,
383.
Profession not
known.
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Charas
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Toxic
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Fair
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The Civil Surgeon
certified: "Cur- ses and
swears all day long. He has been
discharged three times and always
gets himself into trouble
again."
Form B shows:—
6. Second attack, one
year.
7. Duration of attack,
one month.
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May 9th, 1893.—No
change.
May 20th, 1893.—Mentally
improv- ed: might
be let out.
He knows charas and
stated it sold at Rs. 18
per seer, also recog- nized
bhang. Knew ganja.
Stated he used to drink
from 1 to 2 seers of
bhang, but not daily, only occasionally—festivals. Used to
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