A Critical Review Of The Punjab Mental Hospitals from 1840-1930" by C.J. Lodge The book "A Critical Review of the Punjab Mental Hospitals from 1840-1930" by Major C.J. Lodge Patch, I.M.S., who served as the Superintendent of the Punjab Mental Hospital, is an important historical document. Published as Monograph No. 13 by the Punjab Government Record Office, this work includes a foreword by Malik Firoz Khan. The general editor of the publication was H.L.O. Garrett, I.E.S., the Keeper of the Records of the Government of Punjab. This context is crucial when interpreting the book’s content, especially regarding the development and management of mental healthcare in the region during this era. It’s important to critically analyze such historical documents, considering the colonial mindset and administrative practices of the time.