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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
insa-
nity. (State-
ment 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
Superintendent.
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15. Raghunath;
Hindu;
Bania;
Shopkeeper;
Unao; 40; 13.54.
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Ganja.
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Recurrent
mania.
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Fair
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The statement shows a
previous
attack eight years ago and
that
the present attack began in
Cheyt
(eight months before). It
as-
cribes it to "luh" (hot
wind) and
fever, and states that the
lunatic
"smokes ganja and
tobacco
and drinks bhang."
"Found
wandering near the railway
and
suspected of intention to
commit
suicide." The medical
certificate
of 28th November 1892
says:—
"makes inconsequent
statements.
Insane manner and
appearance.
Throws off clothing.
Sleeps
badly. Runs about
aimlessly."
Admitted, 4th November
1892.
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The lunatic admits that
he smoked
ganja twice daily for four
years.
He was very noisy singing
at
night, destructive,
sleepless, and
dirty when admitted. He
began
to show slow signs of
improve-
ment in the beginning of
this year,
but is still given to
thieving and
destructive. This is
probably a
case of recurrent mania, the
pre-
sent attack having been
excited
by bhang or ganja. He had
a
previous attack eight years
before
and the present attack
began
eight months before
admission.
He smiled very cheerily when
he
saw ganja, but said he did
not
want it now. He thinks
charas
stronger, but never used
it.
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16. Baldeo Lodhi;
Cul-
tivator; Kheri;
25;
13.56.
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Ganja.
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Toxic
insanity. |
Good
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The statement says: "(6)
Three
years ago he was once
attacked
by insanity. (8) (a)
Had fever
of serious type and
seet (a kind
of illness). (b)
Smokes ganja."
"13. His maternal
grandfather
was affected with
insanity."
"14. He tried twice to drown
him-
self in the
river."
The medical certificate of
18th Oc-
tober 1892 says: "Baldeo
Lodhi
was kept under close
observation
during the last few days.
No
signs of insanity were
observed
in him. It is possible that
fits
of temporary insanity
might
break out. At present he is
quite
in his senses."
Admitted, 15th December
1892.
Discharged, 12th April
1893.
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This lunatic has behaved
sanely
since admission. The
Superin-
tendent diagnosed this as a
case
of toxic insanity from its
history.
It seemed something like
delirium
tremens. But there seems
also to
have been a hereditary
taint.
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17. Mullu; Hindu;
Car-
penter;
Lucknow;
45; 13.26.
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Ganja.
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Toxic
Mania.
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Fair
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In the statement it is
said that the
cause is "not known." The
man,
however, "prior to illness
used
to drink a little bhang very
often."
The man is said to be
"suicidal."
There is no medical
certificate.
Admitted, 2nd June
1892.
Discharged, 20th July
1892.
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When he came into the
Asylum on
the 2nd June he was in fair
condi-
tion, but had clearly been
obstre-
perous from his wounds and
scars.
He admitted he had been
drinking
spirits freely, and a little
bhang
very often. He was
practically
sane from the time of
admission;
and he was discharged
"cured"
on 20th July. This was in
the
opinion of the
Superintendent a
case of toxic mania. But the
"free
drinking of spirits" is as
likely to
have been the cause as the
"little
bhang."
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