HC Deb 29 February 1940 vol 357 c2273W
Mr. Rostron Duckworth

asked the Home Secretary the number of proceedings and convictions for drunkenness in the county and city of London, respectively, during the calendar year 1939?

Sir J. Anderson

The following table gives the provisional figures for 1939, to which those for 1938 have been added for convenience of comparison:

— County of London. City of London.
1938. 1939. 1938. 1939.
Proceedings for drunkenness. 17,155 15,488 195 187
Charges proved 17,102 I5,052 191 186
Convictions 14,882 13,166 154 137