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Administration and Finance.
1. Subjective Register. No 727:87 1829-1884
2. Register of Sealed Pattens. No 208 c.1886
3. Private Letter Book. Scotland Yard. No 104.84 1891-1901
4. Register of Opinion. No 873 1896
5. Correspondence Register. Senior Staff Association. No 165.88 1920-1925
6. Returns Register. "V" Division. No 445.86 1906-1918
7. Weekly State of Metropolitan Police. No 732
1925-1926
8. Telegraph Book. No 85.88 1934
9. Report by H. Alker Tripp, Assistant Commissioner on visit to the U.S.A.:country-region>
No 554.85 1934
10. Divisional Strengths.
(i)"A" Division. No 371
1932-1967
(ii) Report on Employment, Distribution and Strength.
No 894
1955
11. Cab Drivers Suspensions and Licence Withdrawals.
No 331.85 1937-1967
(i) Anguilla Ledger. No 1148
1969-1972
(ii) Anguilla Cash Books. No 1149-50
1969-1971
(iii) Accounts and Monies Expended. No 350.84
1829-1935
(iv) Bow Police Athletic Club Accounts. No 167.88
1929-1943
(v) Tintagel House Luncheon Club. No 125.85
1962-1966
(vi) Account Book. Violet Road Section House, Bow.
No 168.88
1915-1965
(vii) Account Book. Whiting Relief Fund. No 279.88
(viii) Subscriptions to Funds by Ranks. "A" Division.
No 370 1930-1960
13. Confidential Documents Register. No 874
14. Effective Strength Book.
No 895
15. Information Room Statistics. No 86.88 1946-1954
16. Letter Book of Receiver.
No 887
17. Lotteries.
Illegal Lotteries. No 431
18. PSV and Public Carriage Office.
(i) Commissioners Approval Marks. No 987
(ii) Carriage Registrar's Office, Drivers. No 330.85
(iii) Plans and Specifications of Motor Cabs.
No 332.85
19. Register of Documents bearing Corporate Seal.
No 887 1920-1950
20. Postage Books.
Erith Police Station. No 100.86 1952-1967
Crime.
21. Sessions Calendars. No 88 1914
22. Charge Books and Charges.
(i) "L" Division. No 235
1927-1931
(ii) Notting Hill. No 1147 1949-1950
(iii) "P" Division. No 364
1853-1890
(iv) "S" Division. No 469.86 1840-1889
(v) "S" Division Prisoners Property Book. No 892
(vi) "V" Division. No 597
1927-1931
(vii) "W" Division. No 742
1929-1935
(viii) "X" Division. No 339
No 340 1928-1932 1874-1961
(iix) Staffordshire Police. No 328
1876-1937
(ix) Typed Wording of Charges. No 33.88
c1935
(x) Charge Heading Book. Ps 97 Hawkes. No 602.85
(xi) Hertfordshire Police. No 531.86
1841-42
23. Refused Charge Book.
(i) "E" Division. No 599
1950
(ii) "J" Division. No 598
1900
(iii) "K" Division. No 600
1909-1960
(iv) "N" Division. Cheshunt Police Station.
No 362.84
1904-1961
(v) "N" Division. Waltham Abbey. No 694
1858
(vi) "R" Division. 5 vols
No 601 1869-1962 No 603 1874 No 602 1881-1962 Plumstead. No 106.86 1893-1963 Sidcup. No 595 1850-1958
(vii) "S" Division. 2 vols
Bushey. No 604 Elstree. No 893 1887-1961
(viii) "V" Division. East Molesey. No 594
1903-1962 - (ix) "Y" Division. Highgate Police Station. No 891
1879-1962
24. Warrant Register.
"XY" Division. No 436.84
1935-1942
25. C.I.D. Registers.
(i) Registers of C.I.D. Officers.
4 vols
No 584.84
1886-1964
(ii) Warrant Register.
"A" Division.
No 715
1933-1971
(iii) Reports.
"C" Division, Vine Street.
No 42.88
1917-1920
26. Courts.
(i) Establishment Register of Metropolitan Police Court.
2 vols
No 106.84 No 872
(ii) Regulations Book. No 875
27. Crime Books.
(i) Erith (??) Police Station. 4 vols
No 711.84 No 712.84 No 713.84 No 714.84
(ii) West Dulwich Station. No 693.84
1967
28. Gaoler's Record of Convictions. "V" Division. 2 vols
No 592 1919 No 593 1909
29. I.R.A. Enquiries. "M" Division. No 884 1939
30. Persons at Stations Register. Teddington. No 666.84 1969-1971
Force Instructions.
31. Law and Legal Definitions.
(i) Instructional Notes. 4 vols
No 641.84 No 642.84 No 643.84 No 644.84
(ii) Handwritten Note Books. 7 vols
No 118.86 No 119.86
(iii) Notes on Criminal Law for Detectives. No 640.84
32. Memos.
(i) Confidential to Chief Superintendent C.O.C.I.
No 582.84
(ii) C.I.D. No 337 1930-1968
(iii) East Grenwich Police Station. No 715.84
1922-1966
(iv) From Executive Department. No 1079
1855-1916
(v) "L" Division. No 1078 1949-1952
(vi) "S" Division. No 326
1939-1954
(vii) Official Interpreters, Golders Green. No 327
1954-1958
Station Journals.
33. Divisional Registers.
"A" Division.
Book 632 1887-1933
633 1901-1933
634 1864-1897
635
1848-1907
636 1885-1932
637 1892-1920
638 1870-1930
638a
1838-1905
"B" Division.
Book 945 1875-1930
946 1838-1930
947 1843-1929
"E" Division.
Book 644 1855-1868
645 1839-1869
646 1883-1913
647
1843-1933
949 1832-1869
"G" Division.
Book 939 1891-1933
940 1869-1911
941 1889-1933
942
1891-1906
943 1856-1910
944 1889-1932
"H" Division.
Book 648 1853-1893
649 1880-1930
650 1839-1875
651 1856-1893
652 1870-1933 "K" Division.
Book 703 1923-1927
704 1883-1931
705 1859-1896
7061857-1931
707 1857-1882
708 1871-1930
709 1884-1931 "L" Division.
Book 639 1895-1930
640 1870-1926
641 1896-1931 "M" Division.
Book 642 1888-1933
643 1887-1933 "N" Division.
Book 935 1842-1924
936 1891-1933
937 1891-1933
938 1854-1907 "R" Division.
Book 653 1888-1930
654 1882-1930
655 1856-1932
656 1865-1927 "Y" Division.
Book 658 1846-1882
659 1886-1931
660 1886-1933
661 1889-1932
662 1894-1933
34. Beat Books.
(i) "E" Division Bow Street. 2 vols
No 205-6 1870
(ii) "E" Division Hunter Street. No 204a
1870
(iii) "E" Division Auxiliary Beat. No 207
1875
(iv) "G" Division Commercial Street. No 1040
1933
(v) "LK" Division. No 357.84 1924
(vi) "T" Division. No 596
(vii) "Y" Division Edmonton. No 90.84
35. Billet Books.
"J" Division Waltham Abbey. No 363.84
1930-1944
36. Brothel Register.
Kensington and Paddington. No 338.84
37. Class Book.
"E" Division, Holborn. No 363
1865-1880
38. Complaints Registers. (i) "C" Division. No 245.88 1933-1967
(ii) "N" Division. No 901
1934-1959
39. Diaries and Note Books.
(i) Pc John S Bradshaw. No 1114
1883
(ii) Pc Brown. No 784 1856
(iii) Pc Herbert Buck.
East Suffolk Constabulary. No 560
1903-1905 (iv) Pc Butler. 2 vols
No 562 No 562a 1914-1923 1914-1915
(v) L Fry (Senior Civilian). 2 vols
No 65.84 No 66.84
(vi) Henry Goddard. No 728
1824-1875
(vii) Pc Alexander Hennessey. No 1116
1867-1880
(viii) Pc R Stephens. No 676
1892-1895
(ix) Richard Tanner. List of Arrests. No 1115
1856-1867
(x) Pc William Ward. No 370.84 1892
(xi) War Diary. No 317 1939-1945
40. Duty Books.
Shenley and B oreham Wood. No 359.84
1896-1963
41. Divisional Surgeon.
(i) Doctors Report Book. 2 vols
No 338 1907-1968
Sunbury Police Station. No 667.84
1969-1978
(ii) "V" Division Sick Books. 2 vols
No 444.86 1925-1942 No 354.86 1935-1938
42. Log Books.
(i) Wireless "Q" Car Book. No 68.88
1933
(ii) "Telex in" Log. No 532.84 1983
(iii) R/T D4 Log. No 381.84
43. Morning State of Police. (i) No 731 1831 (ii) "K" Division. No 703 1923-1929
44. Occurrence Books.
(i) Coinage Offences. No 692.84 1929-1959 (ii) CRO
No 608.84 1941-1979
(iii) "E" Division. No 687.86 1939-1958
(iv) "H" Division. Isle of Dogs. No 890
1968
(v) "L" Division. Festival of Britain:country-region>.
No 325 1951
(vi) 150th Anniversary Exhibition London Museum.
No 1162
1979
(vii) Pembridge Hall Section House. No 365.84
1958-1972
(viii) "N" Division. No 782
1909-1969
(ix) Sunbury Police Station. No 668.84
1969-1972
(x) Wandsworth Police Station. No 355.86
1971-1972
(xi) "Y" Division. No 683
1963
(xii) Alexandra Park Races. No 316
1919-1970
(xiii) Traffic Control Occurrence Books. 6 vols
No 84.88 1973-1979
45. Pocket Book.
Pc W.R. Levy No 369.84 1940
46. War Records.
(i) Air Raid Information. Depford and Rotherhithe.
No 361.84
(ii) "G" Division. Air Raid Casualties. No 675
(iii) Bethnal Green. Air Raid Casualties. No 166.88
(iv) Unidentified Casualty Book. No 665
Special Constabulary.
47. Special Constabulary.
(i) Receipients of Silver Jubilee Medal. No 724.87
1935
(ii) Applicants to "S" Division. No 681.86
1926-1976
(iii) Register, Paddington. No 902
(iv) "R" Division.
No 109.86 1922-1931
(v) "B" Division. No 1053 1934
(vi) "F" Division. Kensington. No 701.85
(vii) "S" Division. 4 vols
No 689.86 1911-1915 No 688.86 1916-1917 No 686.86 1931-1946 No 690.86 1946-1964
(viii) Index to Part II Orders. No 726.87
1934
(ix) Index to Weekley Orders. No 725.87
1934-1978
(x) "R" Division Log. Westcombe Park. No 107.86
1936-1970
(xi) Memo and Order Book. West Hampstead.
No 685.86
1919-1939
(xii) "V" Division Advisory Committee Minutes.
No 396.86
1944-1959
(xiii) Summary of Events and Duty. Chelsea Station.
No 1076
1940-1943
(xiv) Sick Book. Harlesden. No 907
1911
(xv) Strength and Records. West Hampstead.
No 684.86
1914-1917
(xvi) "T" Division Register. No 625
48. Special Constabulary Occurrence Registers.
(i) "F" Division.
No 367 1915-1919
(ii) Kensington Sub-division. 4 vols
No 702.85 1919-1935 No 703.85 1939-1946
No 704.85
1944-1957 No 724.85 1940-1944
(iii) Marylebone Lane. 3 vols
No 903 1934-1941 No 905 1946-1957 No 364.84 1933-1946
(iv) Paddington Green. 3 vols
No 908 1934-1940 No 368.84 1941-1944 No 367.84 1944-1955
(v) "R" Division. No 108.86 1940-1959 (vi) Ruislip. No 228.86 1940-1943
(vii) Teddington. No 665.84 1944-1963
Personnel.
50. Dates of Joining Registers. "Y" Division. (i) 1864-1891 No 622 (ii) 1889-1908 No 623 (iii) 1914-1919 No 630 (iv) 1877-1926 No 631
51. Postings Book. No 517.86 1885-1899
52. Pensions.
(i) Pension Registers. 10 vols
No 1055,1061,1069,1079 1836-1930
(ii) Re-examinations Register.
No 906 1891-1912 No 1056 1913
(iii) Pensions, Gratuities. No 1074
1903No 1075 1859
(iv) Limited Pensions. No 1060
1863
(v) Register of Rateable Deductions. No 1073 .
(vi) Reports from Pension Boards. No 1059
1887
(vii) Widows Pension Registers. 4 vols
No 1069-1072
53. Punishment Books.
(i) Barnet Section. No 979
1847-1882
(ii) "N" Division. No 886
1920-1934
54. Staff Registers. No 871 1886-1903
55. Duty and Name and Address Book. West Hampstead Police Station. No 682.86 1917
56. Absentees and Deserters. "Y" Division. No 88.84
32. Defaulters Book. "R" Division. No 624
1928
57. Divisional Office Register. "A" Division. No 369 1950-1960
58. Divisional Records of Service. (i) "A" Division. No 246.88 post 1950
(ii) Traffic Management. No 80.8
(iii) "G" Division Drivers. No 809.87
(iv) "G" Division Retirements. 3 vols
No 812.87 1947-1960 No 810.87 1970-1977 No 811.87 1978-1980
(v) "P" Division Retirements. 4 vols
No 814.87 No 815.87 No 816.87 1939-1945 No 813.87 1959-1969
59. Records of Service. B5 APU No 297.88 1965-1978
60. Leave of Absence. Receivers Office. No 881
61. Minor Staff Establishment Registers. (i) Metropolitan Police. No 105.84 (ii) Magistrates Courts. No 351.84 (iii) Metropolitan Police. No 869
1893
62. Parade Book. No 879
63. Women Clerks Register. No 104.85 1915-1964
64. Women Police.
(i) Retirement Book. Presented to Chief Superintendent E.C.
Bather.
No 435.84 1960
(ii) 11 Cartons of Personal Details of First Women Patrols.
Uncatalogued.
Miscellaneous.
65. Store Keepers Records.
(i) Record Book No 980
1844
(ii) No 1077
15. Coal Books. Mitcham Police Station. No 516.86
1850-1869
66. Police Property.
(i) Surveyors Office Confidential Letter Book.
No 876
(ii) Attachments to Buildings. No 795.86
1908
(iii) New Southgate Police Station. No 89.84
(iv) List of Streets Containing Police Property.
No 796.86
(v) Particulars of Police Property. Free and Lease Hold.
No 801.86
(vi) Particulars of Police Property. 2 vols
No 800.86 1844 No 799.86 1900
(vii) Property Register. No 798.86
pre 1900
(viii) Schedule of Property. War Emergency.
No 797.86
(ix) Report on Condition of Police Stations.
No 794.86
1881
(x) Specification of Works. Wembley Police Station.
No 358.84 1935
67. Scrap Books.
(i) Bow Street. No 432
(ii) Pc J.C. Foxley. No 780
1892
(iii) Brig. Gen Horwood, Assistant Commissioner.
No 692
(iv) Women Police. No 430
1930s
(v) Volunteer Civil Force. No 438.84
(vi) Lt. Col. W.M. Power. Art Gallery Business in Victoria.
No 105.85
(vii) Inspector E. Denning. House of Commons.
No 87
1884
(viii) Metropolitan Police. No 1164
1830-1880
(ix) Ch.Insp. G.H.L. Parsons. No 520
1914-1917
68. Memoirs, Unpublished Biographies and Private Papers.
(i) Pc Arthur Battle.
No 175.88
(ii) Det. Insp. William Draycott. No 82
1890-1910
(iii) Insp. William Challice. No 301.85
1910-1958
(iv) Insp. Stephen Gummer. 1877-1902
(v) Ps Charles Hanslow. No 105.87
1910-1986
(vi) Det. Insp. Henry Hayward. No 301.1941
1914-1941
(vii) Commander Edward Lyscorn. No 159.88
(viii) Ch. Insp. John Monk. No 844.85
1859-1946
69. Civil Staff.
(i) Attendance Book. No 348.84 1887-1888
(ii) Memoranda Book. No 164.88
1920-1934
70. Press Bureau.
(i) Occurrence Book. No 481.84 1966
(ii) Communiques. No 693
1925
(iii) Coronation. No 683.85
1953
(iv) Press Cuttings. No 77.86
1918
71. Minute Books.
(i) Metropolitan Police Band. No 530.84
1927-1931
(ii) Brixton Police Concert Party. No 471.84
1943-1950
(iii) Convalescent Home Fund. No 865.85
1888-1985
(iv) "L" Division Athletics Club. No 579.87
1954-1971
(v) Long Lane Section House Darts Club. No 472.84
1934-1936
(vi) "S" Division Athletics Club. No 102.84
1914-1950
(vii) Seaside Home Maintenance Fund. 864.85
(viii) Senior Staff Clerical Association. No 170.88
1920-1930
(ix) Tintagel House Luncheon Club. A.G.M.
4 vols
No 115.85 1962-1966
No 116.85 - 118.85 1960-1967
(x) "V" Division Athletic Club. No 772.85
1919-1979
(xi) Violet Road Section House Canteen and General
Committee. No 169.88 1920-1965
72. Orphanage.
(i) Board of Managers Minutes. No 345.84
1870
(ii) Scrapbook. No 725 1917-1935
(iii) Visitors Books. No 346.84 Celebrities. 1923-1936 No 347.84 1887-1936 No 726
1880-1922
73. Clothing Books.
Records.
No 885
1916
74. Libraries.
(i) "S" Division Elstree. Library Suggestion Book.
No 360.84
(ii) South Minus Police Station. No 519
(iii) "S" Division Finchley. Library Suggestion Book.
75. Luncheon Club Tintagel House. Inventory of Utensils. No 431
76. Maps, Motor Car Controls. No 978 1915
77. Cycle Register.
"A" Division. No 426 1950-1954
78. Inventory of Furniture and Fixtures. "J" Division. No 595.86 "M" Division. Gilmour House. No 152.84
79. Visitor's Books.
(i) Bow Street Police Museum. No 1161
1950-1967
(ii) Establishing Metropolitan Police Museum.
No 1159
1969-1972
(iii) 150th Anniversary Exhibition. No 1160
1979
(iv) 150th Anniversary Exhibition. V.I.P. No 1158
1979
(v) Visitors Seen by Reception Officers. 7 vols
No 736.85-742.85 1930-1979
80. Advanced Drivers Course Note Books. No 34.88
81. Driving Lectures.
Hendon Driving School. No 639.84
82. Standard Car Course. Pc C. Slee No 580.87
83. Band Books. 14 vols 818.84