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CH. XII.] REPORT OF THE INDIAN HEMP DRUGS COMMISSION, 1893-94. 243
Liability at various
ages, and
relapses.
529. The following table
shows the relative liability to insanity at different
ages in the hemp drugs
cases. This information has
been compiled solely from the "descriptive rolls," and
in very many instances thea
ges entered are doubtless only rough guesses. At
all times it is difficult to ascertain the true age of a native of
the lower classes,
and in the case of wandering insanes, beggars, etc., the
determination of age
must necessarily be inexact and a mere approximation:—
|
Age from 15 to 20 |
years, |
10 |
cases, |
1 |
instance of a second attack. |
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|
" |
21 to 25 |
" |
32 |
" |
3 |
" |
one prior attack. |
|
" |
26 to 30 |
" |
22 |
" |
3 |
" |
" |
|
" |
31 to 35 |
" |
11 |
" |
1 |
" |
" |
|
" |
36 to 40 |
" |
6 |
" |
" |
" |
|
|
" |
41 to 45 |
" |
5 |
" |
1 |
" |
" |
|
" |
46 to 50 |
" |
7 |
" |
2 |
" |
" |
|
" |
51 to 55 |
" |
2 |
" |
1 |
" |
" |
|
" |
56 to 60 |
" |
1 |
" |
1 |
" |
" |
|
" |
75 |
" |
1 |
" |
" |
" |
|
|
Age unknown |
1 |
" |
" |
" |
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Total 98 cases, 13 instances of relapses. |
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Duration of insanity.
530. The data for
ascertaining the duration of insanity are either
unreliable
or not procurable in all
cases for the periods during
which the insanes were at large, and it is only with
the duration of residence in asylums that the Commission can give
any accurate
details. The duration of the insanity before admission into the
asylum for
the 53 cases for which information is recorded is shown in the
following
table:—
|
Duration of insanity
before admission |
15 to 20 |
21 to 25 |
26 to 30 |
31 to 35 |
36 to 40 |
41 to 45 |
46 to 50 |
51 to 55 |
|
One month and under |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
||
|
Not exceeding 3 months |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Not exceeding 6 months |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|||
|
Not exceeding 12 months |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
Not exceeding 18 months |
1 |
1 |
||||||
|
3 years |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
5 years |
1 |
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|
12 years |
1 |
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| Description | Report is based on research conducted August 1893-August 1894. The Commission interviewed nearly 2000 witnesses from medical officers to missionaries in 30 cities across India. Covers in detail the effect of hemp drugs (‘ganja’) on physical, mental and moral wellbeing. |
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