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Metropolitan Police: General Registry: Registers of Murders and Deaths by Violence

Catalogue reference: MEPO 20

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MEPO 20

This series comprises registers of murders and deaths by violence in the Metropolitan Police area.The registers provide, in chronological order, brief particulars of cases of murder, manslaughter, infanticide and, in the later volumes, deaths of...

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Reference
MEPO 20
Title
Metropolitan Police: General Registry: Registers of Murders and Deaths by Violence
Date
1891-1966
Description

This series comprises registers of murders and deaths by violence in the Metropolitan Police area.

The registers provide, in chronological order, brief particulars of cases of murder, manslaughter, infanticide and, in the later volumes, deaths of women in abortion. The information given includes the date and place of death; the name, address and occupation of the victim; details of any persons charged, and the result of subsequent court proceedings.

Separated material

No record survives for the years 1910, 1911, and 1918.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
11 volume(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10827/

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Metropolitan Police: General Registry: Registers of Murders and Deaths by Violence