Fingerprint examination at Scotland Yard, London

Feb. 26 Scotland Yard Faces New Wave Of Crime: Latest Pictures Of The Yard At Work: A New Wave Of Crime Is Sweeping Over The Country, Bringing With It Some Of The Most Sensational And Unprecedented Cases In The Annals Of Criminal History. Fantastic Bank And Jewel Raids, Fraudulent Business Deals Involving Millions Of Pounds, Controversial Cases Like Marwood And Podola - And Of Course, Alfred Hinds Still At Large! New Scotland Yard, Headquarters Of The Metropolitan Police Since 1891, And Monument Of Criminal Detection, Has Never Been So Busy. On Its Shoulders Rests The Investigation Of Crime Not Only In Great Britain But The World As Well, Through Interpol, Which Deals With The Major International Rackets. These Are The Latest Photographs Of The Yard And Show Aspects Of The Information Room Opened At The Beginning of 1957. Here Incidents Within An Area Of 742 Square Miles, Metropolitan And City District Of London - Are Reported The Million Calls Received Each Year. A Two-Way Radio- System Sees To The Needs Of A Population Of Nearly 9 Million. In The Fingerprint Files, 1, 350, 000 Sets Are Catalogued For Ready Reference

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Annals Aspects Bringing Calls Cases Catalogued Controversial Deals Detection Fantastic Fingerprint Fraudulent Hinds Incidents Interpol Investigation Involving Jewel Marwood Millions Nearly Needs Podola Pounds Rackets Raids Reference Reported Rests Sees Sensational Sweeping Two-way Unprecedented

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