Record revealed
Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
This is one of hundreds of letters in police files claiming to have been written by the infamous Whitechapel Murderer – otherwise known as 'Jack the Ripper'.
Piece
Register of Public Houses and Beer Houses: With note of earlier proceedings under...
Catalogue reference: MEPO 11/93
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This record is about the Register of Public Houses and Beer Houses: With note of earlier proceedings under... dating from c1921 - 1941 in the series Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Representative Records from various.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MEPO 11/93
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Date (When the record was created)
- c1921 - 1941
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Description (What the record is about)
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Register of Public Houses and Beer Houses: With note of earlier proceedings under various Licensing Acts and record of how premises are conducted and when visited by police; 'A' Division
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Volume
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed Until 1987
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Policing
- Food and drink
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1694007/
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MEPO 11
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Representative Records from various...
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