Scotland Yard's New Information Room: Scotland Yard's new Information Room has been designed to met the great increase in 999 calls and to accommodate the new mechanically and electrically aided system of working no to be employed. It deals with incident's in the whole of the Metropolitan and city police districts - an ware 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 telephone booth from members of the public and police officers. Appropriate instructions are then sent by radio to the car, motor-cycle or launch, selected to deal with the matter. Up to the end of the 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 A general view of the new Information Room at Scotland Yard showing Police Officers sitting on each side of the table receiving 999 calls which are passed down the centre of the table on a conveyor to the inspector in charge (seen on the telephone on right)9. In front of him he has a map on which he controls the movements of the police cars.
Photo measures 10.25 x 8 inches.
Photo is dated 12-12-1956.
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