A Case of Prolonged Hunger-Strike
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Convict M. K. resorted to hunger-strike on the 18th May, 1934. His weight was then approximately 130 lbs. Regular forcible feeding was commenced on the 2nd July, but previous to this date he had been forcibly fed on eight or ten occasions. His weight was 95 lbs. and there were definite signs of weakness and exhaustion. Between the 2nd July and the 15th October, his weight ranged between 91 and 96 lbs. In December 1934 the man's weight dropped to 85 lbs. which was the lowest recorded during the period of nineteen months of hunger-strike. Between December 1934 and January 1936, when the convict abandoned his hunger-strike, his weight varied between 85 and 105 lbs. The increase or
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دوره 71 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 1936