HC Deb 18 February 1957 vol 565 cc29-31W
Mr. Mellish

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to give the figures for authorised establishment, the actual strength, and the number over strength or under strength, male and

METROPOLITAN POLICE FORCE
Month Men Women
Authorised establishment Actual strength Under strength Authorised establishment Actual strength Under strength
30th September, 1949 … 19,767 15,434 4,333 338 246 92
30th April, 1950 … 19,737 15,593 4,144 338 279 59
30th September, 1950 … 19,739 15,905 3,834 338 318 20
30th April, 1951 … 19,716 15,616 4,100 338 335 3
30th September, 1951 … 19,726 15,466 4,260 388 351 37
30th April, 1952 … 19,681 15,751 3,930 388 380 8
30th September, 1952 … 19,678 15,872 3,806 388 378 10
30th April, 1953 … 19,647 15,972 3,675 458 442 16
30th September, 1953 … 19,667 15,844 3,823 524 450 74
30th April, 1954 … 19,696 15,936 3,760 524 470 54
30th September, 1954 … 19,719 15,808 3,911 524 477 47
30th April, 1955 … 19,692 15,571 4,121 523 505 18
30th September, 1955 … 19,451 15,447 4,004 523 496 27
30th April, 1956 … 19,462 15,619 3,843 523 501 22
30th September, 1956 … 19,471 15,838 3,633 523 506 17

CITY AND BOROUGH POLICE FORCES
Month Men Women
Authorised establishment Actual strength Under strength Authorised establishment Actual strength Under strength
30th September, 1949 … 22,168 18,122 4,046 533 429 104
30th April, 1950 … 22,225 18,721 3,504 552 477 75
30th September, 1950 … 22,287 19,032 3,255 567 484 83
30th April, 1951 … 22,381 18,766 3,615 608 504 104
30th September, 1951 … 22,409 18,735 3,674 618 504 114
30th April, 1952 … 22,417 19,460 2,957 655 535 120
30th September, 1952 … 22,422 19,835 2,587 657 557 100
30th April, 1953 … 22,564 20,111 2,453 701 611 90
30th September, 1953 … 22,577 20,059 2,518 712 625 87
30th April, 1954 … 22,594 20,177 2,417 732 653 79
30th September, 1954 … 22,608 20,090 2,518 784 673 111
30th April, 1955 … 22,749 19,926 2,823 830 727 103
30th September, 1955 … 23,029 19,770 3,259 868 740 128
30th April, 1956 … 23,355 20,306 3,049 931 804 127
30th September, 1956 … 23,375 20,599 2,776 970 842 128

female, at the end of April and September each year between 1st July, 1949, and 31st December, 1956, in the case of the Metropolitan Police, the city and borough forces, and the county forces, respectively.

Mr. R. A. Butler

The figures are as follows:

COUNTY POLICE FORCES
Month Men Women
Authorised establishment Actual strength Under strength Authorised establishment Actual strength Under strength
30th September, 1949 … 28,339 24,577 3,762 682 450 232
30th April, 1950 … 28,439 25,478 2,961 745 492 253
30th September, 1950 … 28,829 26,116 2,713 749 524 225
30th April, 1951 … 29,451 26,309 3,142 779 545 234
30th September, 1951 … 29,462 26,316 3,146 803 573 230
30th April, 1952 … 29,550 27,356 2,194 803 645 158
30th September, 1952 … 29,572 27,737 1,835 814 664 150
30th April, 1953 … 29,802 28,128 1,674 823 721 102
30th September, 1953 … 29,842 28,100 1,742 826 724 102
30th April, 1954 … 30,107 28,360 1,747 836 733 103
30th September, 1954 … 30,289 28,321 1,968 847 756 91
30th April, 1955 … 30,523 28,295 2,228 916 775 141
30th September, 1955 … 30,618 28,222 2,396 920 785 135
30th April, 1956 … 30,978 28,667 2,311 991 811 180
30th September, 1956 … 30,986 28,969 2,017 997 842 155