116                   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 in-
sanity (State-
ment VI).

State of
health on
admission.

Facts ascertained from the papers.

Asylum history and facts ascertained
from the registers and by inquiry
from the Superintendent, &c.

12. Jinda Shah; Mus-
sulman; Beggar;
Dera Ismail Khan;
25.

Bhang.

Toxic
insanity.

Fair

This is this man's first attack.
It began in January 1892.
The cause is "unknown." The
man is addicted to bhang. It
is not known whether he is epi-
leptic. He is not suicidal. He is
dangerous to others. He was
charged with striking a con-
stable with a stick. The medical
officer says "he is violent, talks
incoherently, and uses abusive
language; dirty in habits, fond
of going about naked. He dug
up the ground in his cell and
threw the dirt over other priso-
ners through the grating; con-
stantly showing and making a
noise; has used violence on war-
ders and broken several pairs of
handcuffs."

Admitted, 17th November 1892.

On admission "this man has a
peculiar wild look, uses abusive
and senseless words, answers
questions disconnectedly." On
8th December 1892 he "is quarrel-
some and fights with other luna-
tics; has to be kept locked up."
On 22nd March 1893 "has a
peculiar melancholic appearance."
On 8th April 1893 "dirty in habit,
eats everything whatever he finds,
as grass, wood, &c." He remains
"mad" and "quarrelsome" until
25th August 1893, when he "is
quieter and answers questions
rationally." On 22nd September
1893 he is "melancholic and anæ-
mic."

This man is still insane and un-
reliable; but it may be noted
that he stated to us that he likes,
and has used, liquor, opium,
bhang, charas, and dhatura. He
took them all for the sake of in-
toxication.

NOTES.—(1) As the papers in the cases of lunatics discharged are returned to the Magistrates, the only papers we saw were those of Mana Singh (No. 2) and
Jinda Shah (No. 12). The entries "from the papers" in all the other cases are taken from the Asylum abstract. It is to be noted that this
absract was found defective in one or two important points in the cases of Mana Singh and Jinda Shah.
(2) It would be specially interesting to ascertain more of the history of Mussammut Mooran (No. 8); as the abuse of hemp drugs by women has
rarely been found connected with insanity.

(3) The above cases, twelve in number, are all the admissions of 1892 ascribed to hemp drugs in Statement VII and entered under "Toxic insanity"
in Statement VI. The total number of admissions was—

Criminal

Males

23

Female

1

Non-criminal

Males

43

Females

11

TOTAL

78

It was to be regretted that the Superintendent was absent; but the cases will be sent to him and an expression of his opinion invited.

The 14th October 1893.