Green’s Dictionary of Slang

delirium tremens; a fit of ‘nerves’ or depression.

1899–1900		C.L. Cullen Tales of the Ex-Tanks 193: Another [...] landed in the bug ward of a free hospital with the jims.
1906		E. Dyson In Roaring Fifties 168: ‘What’s the matter with him?’ ‘Only a touch o’ the jims. He’s liable to howl a bit now ’n again.’.
1930		G. Milburn ‘The Timber-Beast’s Lament’ in Hobo’s Hornbook 114: I’m on the boat for camp / With a sick and aching head; / I’ve blowed another winter’s stake, / And got the jims instead.