15

(f) Nembutal.—This drug is a powerful hypnotic and
sedative. It is still under trial and the results will be given in
our next report.

(g) Sulphur injections in mental disorders.—An experi-
mental study of 100 cases with sulphur injections was fully
described in my last annual report (1931). Since then we
have experimented with another 40 cases and the table
appended below now shows the results of our experiment on 140
cases, with sulphur injections throughout the triennium under
report:—

Number
of
petients.

Type of mental diseases.

Stationary
or not
improved.

Improved

Recovered.

62

Manic depressive psychosis

28

25

9

58

Dementia praecox

25

28

5

2

Paranoia & paranoid reactions

1

...

1

3

Psycho-Neurosis

...

1

2

1

Dissiminated schlerosis

1

...

...

2

Encephalitis lethergica
(parkinsonian type).

2

...

...

4

Stupors

1

3

...

8

Epileptic insanity

8

...

...

140

66

57

17

It will be observed from the above table that 17 cases
recovered and were discharged as cured ; 57 cases improved, out
of which 25 have since relapsed and 32 have still maintained the
improvement. 66 cases did not show any improvement. This
shows that the results of our experiment were quite encouraging
and the sulpher injections in my opinion are well worth a trial
in all fresh admissions. It gives better results in early cases of
psychosis as well as in the psycho-neurosis while its effect is
not discouraging even in chronic cases. This theraphy is now a
routine treatment in this hospital in all newly admitted cases.
It is gratifying to note that since the publication of my articles