Name, race,
occupation,
district, age, and regis-
ter number of lunatic.
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Alleged
cause of
insanty.
(Statement
VII.)
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Type of in-
sanity. (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, &c.
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9. Nemur; Passi;
Ser- vice;
Fyzabad; 30; No.
186.
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Charas
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Mania
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Good
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This is a first attack
and has last- ed since
9th June 1892. As to cause it is
said: "He admits that for
the last four or five years he
has taken 'sulfa' morn- ing and
evening." He is appa- rently not
"subject to epilepsy." His family
history is unknown. He is "not
to be trusted." He has "the
appearance of a man recovering
from an attack of mania. His
condition improved until 9th
June, when he got bad. Symptoms:
sleeplessness, sullen manner,
wild look in eyes, ac- cuses
others of having beaten him."
Admitted, 25th June
1892.
Discharged improved, 11th
July 1892.
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There is no Asylum entry
in this case except
"11th July 1892. Discharged
improved by order of the
visitors." It is stated that the
man showed no symptoms of insanity
here. He is not entered as cured,
because there was no cure; but
as "improved," as that is the
usual form when a man is made
over to his friends, not being
declared cured.
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10. Murli Singh;
Tha- kur;
Cultivator; Aligarh;
38; No. 187.
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Charas
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Mania
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Good
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The attack came on "last
year" and has
lasted ever since. The cause is
"loss of property." There is no
entry regarding epi- lepsy. No
member of his family was insane.
He is not suicidal or
dangerous. The Civil Sur- geon says:
"I saw the man on 11th June.
He was then much excited and
talked irrationally and
violently. His temper is bad. He
eats badly. He asks for charas,
and he gets excited if it be
refused."
Admitted, 27th June
1892.
Discharged improved, 15th
Octo- ber
1893.
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5th November: "Now much
better than when
admitted. Speaks ra- tionally
and is not troublesome. To be
brought before the visitors." 15th
May 1893: "To be detain- ed." 15th
October 1893: "Made over to his
brother-in-law." It is said that
this brother-in-law stated that
he was a confirmed charas- smoker, and would do anything to get charas. He also asked
for it.
Therefore "charas," not "loss of
property," is entered as the cause.
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11. Bhowani, Teli
Oil- presser;
Unao; 27; No.
188.
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Ganja
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Toxic insanity.
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Good
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"About four years ago the
patient had been a
lunatic for about four or five
days." The present at- tack had
lasted one month. The cause is
"not known." "About ten years
ago the patient's de- ceased
mother had been a luna- tic for
about two months." He is believed
to be dangerous and probably
suicidal.
"He is wild and excited
in manner and
gesture, dirty in habits, talks irrationally."
Admitted, 3rd July
1892.
Discharged cured, 13th
February 1893.
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11th August: "Much
excited. Destructive
in his habits. Digs in his
cell. Refuses food. Is now improving."
13th February 1893: "He
has been quite
sane for the last three months."
The register shows the
cause as "ganja?"
with "not known" cut out by Dr.
O'Brien. But he had no mark of
interrogation after "Toxic
insanity." The heredi- tary taint
has to be borne in mind.
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12. KundanLall;
Bania; Shopkeeper;
Ali- garh; 21;
No. 189.
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Ganja
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Toxic insanity.
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Good
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This is the first attack
and has lasted more
than five months. The cause
is "over-indulgence in ganja
and bhang." There is no
history of epilepsy nor of insanity in the family. The man is suicidal and dangerous.
The Civil
Surgeon says: "He is an extremely
harmless lunatic in my opinion,
but requires a little care and
watching to prevent him do- ing
himself an injury. He is very smart
in reply to questions, and has
little or no intellectual
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11th August: "Habits
dirty; re- mains
dull."
13th December: "Since the
above note was
made he has been per- fectly sane
and may now be re- leased."
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