1956 Press Photo Sir John Nott, Police Commissioner, Scotland Yard London

Scotland Yard's New information Room. Scotland Yard's new information Room has been designed to meet the great increase in 999 calls and to accommodate the new mechanically and electrically aided system of working now to be employed. It deals with incidents in the whole of the Metropolitan and city police districts - an area of 736 square miles and a population of 8 1/2 million. The Information Room is a clearing centre where information about matters requiring police attention is received and distributed. Calls for assistance come in by telephone both from members of the public and police officers. Appropriate instructions are than sent by radio to the car, motor - cycle or launch, selected to deal with the matter. Up to the end of November 131,553 calls had been received. This new information Room is to be opened by Police Commissioner, Sir John Nott - Bower on Jan 3rd. 1957. Photo shows The messages go to the inspector in charge who is seen here with a map on which he controls the movements of police cars.

Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.

Photo is dated 12-28-1956.



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