HC Deb 22 February 1957 vol 565 cc108-9W
Mr. Lipton

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the number of proceedings and convictions for drunkenness in the Metropolitan Police district, and/or the County of London, and in the City of London, respectively, during the calendar year 1956; and the comparable figures for 1955.

Mr. R. A. Butler

The numbers for the County of London are not yet available. Those for the Metropolitan Police district and the City of London are as follows:

Metropolitan Police district City of London
1955 1956 1955 1956
Proceedings for drunkenness 20,462 24,038 132 164
Convictions 19,903* 23,245 131 164
* Revised figure.

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