HC Deb 21 July 1920 vol 186 cc2017-8W
Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKE

asked the Home Secretary whether he can give the average number of police on duty in the Metropolis during the daytime for 30th June; what proportion of that number were engaged in regulating the traffic?

Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKS

The average number of men on duty of all kinds (including supervision, station duty, etc.) was approximately 4,500, and of these about one-eighth were engaged in the regulation of traffic.