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126 REPORT OF THE INDIAN HEMP DRUGS COMMISSION, 1893-94. [APP.

Hump 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 inquiry from the Superintendent.
Udai Ram—contd.	Bhang.	Mania		says: "He shouts and talks in- coherently. Is abusive to those around him. He assaulted the hospital cook and the constable who was watching him. He suf- fers from tremulousness of all his muscles. His expression has be- come more excited and at the same time more drawn and care- worn." He is said to be wild and violent, rushing on persons and trying to beat them. Admitted, 28th March 1892.	2nd June.—"Has become more troublesome of late." 20th October.—Very dirty in habits and eats his clothes. There is no improvement; but the man is now passing apparently into dementia and paralysis. It is said that his brother Gangaram is Municipal clerk at Barhanpur. He denies before us having ever used drugs, but he is a great wreck. The Superintendent sees no reason to asign bhang as the cause, except the police report.
3. Gulbia; Hindu; Labourer; Nimar; 45; 200.	Ganja.	Mania		The statement gives no explana- tion of the cause or circumstances of the attack. The medical cer- tificate of 8th April 1892 says that he talks incoherently is filthy in habits and wanders aimlessly about, entering houses and car- rying off anything he sees. Admitted, 13th April 1892.	On the 14th April he "says he was given ganja to smoke by some of his caste people. This made him mad for two months. They took him to the Doctor Saheb, who seized him and sent him here. He answers questions rationally and is in fair bodily condition." 10th May escaped, but was recap- tured. Two other attempts to escape are recorded. He does not appear from the history to have been insane in the Asylum at all. He objected to be detained in a place meant for lunatics. He was discharged "cured" on 25th May 1893.
6. Hari; Bania; Shop- keeper; Saugor; 32; 209.	Bhang.	Mania		The statement shows that the pre- sent attack has lasted two years. The medical certificate of 28th June 1892 shows him to be in- coherent, restless and sleepless. Nothing is known of the cause of the attack. Admitted, 8th July 1892.	On 29th July: "He is quiet and anxious to go home; says he was in the habit of drinking bhang occasionally and has smoked ganja when he went to Jagannath about twelve years ago. Has not smoked it since. Takes about 40 grains at a time" On December 13th it is recorded that "there is an improvement in his mental condition." There is no evidence whatever except the above recorded statement made by the lunatic that the insanity is due to drugs. The entry of cause was made after that statement. Before us he says that it was in the Holi 1½ years ago that he be- came ill. It was due to the bhang drunk and majum eaten then. Dhatura is sometimes used to in- crease the intoxtcating power, es- pecially at the Holi. He was suddenly seized with insensibility after partaking of bhang. There has been little sign of insanity since he came to the Asylum. He has been only a little hypochon- driac and recently irritable.

NOTE.—The total number of admissions in 1892 was—

Criminal	Males		4
Criminal	Female		1
Non-criminal	Males		23
Non-criminal	Females		7
		TOTAL	35

Of these, the above six cases were attributed in Statement VII to hemp drugs.

2nd August 1893.