Police Force

City Police Force

Police Force (City), 1888.—The CityPolice Force comprises 1 commissioner, 1 chief superintendent, 1 superintendent, 14 inspectors, 92 sergeants, and 781 constables. The following is a list of the divisions, with addresses of stations:—
1. CRIPPLEGATE, Moor-la.
2. SNOW HILL, Snow-hill.
3. BRIDEWELL PLACE, Bridewell-pl.
4. CLOAK LANE, Queen-st.
5. TOWER STREET, Seething-la.
6. BISHOPSGATE, Bishopsgate-st.

• Charles Dickens, Jr., Dickens’s Dictionary of London, 1888 (see LondonGuidesAndMaps).

Metropolitan Police Force

Police Force [Metropolitan, 1888].—The following is the Divisional distribution of the MetropolitanPolice Force, with names of Superintendents and strength of Divisions:—

C.O. OR COMMISSIONERS’ OFFICE.—Charles H. Cutbush, Supt. Executive Branch; Edward Ware, Supt. Public Carriage Branch; John Shore, Supt. CriminalInvestigationDepartment; Inspectors 43, sergeants 63, constables 120. Total 229. [In ScotlandYard, hence the name --ed.]

A OR WHITEHALL DIVISION.
Joseph Henry Dunlap, Supt., also Charles Fraser, King-st, Westminster.— Inspectors, 38; sergeants 60; constables, 835. Total, 935.

B OR CHELSEA DIVISION.
Chas. W. Sheppard, Supt., Walton-st, Brompton.— Inspectors, 22; sergeants, 52; constables, 560. Total, 635.

C OR ST. JAMES’S DIVISION.
William G. Hume, Supt., Little Vine-st, Piccadilly.—Inspectors, 17; sergeants, 37; constables, 386. Total, 441.

D OR MARYLEBONE DIVISION.
George Draper, Supt., Marylebone-lane. —Inspectors, 23; sergeants, 40; constables, 467. Total, 531.

E OR HOLBORN DIVISION.
Rich. W. Steggles, Supt., Bow-st. — Inspectors, 17; sergeants, 50; constables, 447. Total, 515.

F OR PADDINGTON.
Philip Giles, Supt., Paddington-gn. — Inspectors, 21; sergeants, 41; constables, 377. Total, 440.

G OR FINSBURY DIVISION.
Charles Hunt, Supt., King’s Cross-rd, Clerkenwell. — Inspectors, 23; sergeants, 46; constables, 480. Total, 550.

H OR WHITECHAPEL DIVISION.
Thos. Arnold, Supt., Leman.st, Whitechapel. — Inspectors, 30; sergeants, 44; constables, 473. Total, 548.

J OR BETHNAL GREEN DIVISION.
James Keating, Supt., Bethnal-Gn.-rd. — Inspectors, 38; sergeants, 56; constables, 522. Total, 617.

K OR BOW DIVISION.
George Steed, Supt., Bow-rd. — Inspectors, 48; sergeants, 71; constables, 619. Total, 739.

L OR LAMBETH DIVISION.
James Brennan, Supt., Lower Kennington-lane. — Inspectors, 22; sergeants, 35; constables, 346. Total, 404.

M OR SOUTHWARK DIVISION.
Denis Neylan, Supt., Blackman-st, Southwark. — Inspectors, 28; sergeants, 43; constables, 429. Total, 501.

N OR ISLINGTON DIVISION.
William J. Sherlock, Supt., Stoke Newington High-st. — Inspectors, 37; sergeants, 66; constables, 536. Total, 640.

P OR CAMBERWELL DIVISION.
Thomas Butt, Supt., High-st, Peckham. — Inspectors, 44; sergeants, 68; constables, 599. Total, 712.

R OR GREENWICH DIVISION.
Christopher McHugo, Supt., Blackheath-rd, Greenwich. — Inspectors, 38; sergeants, 71; constables, 476. Total, 586.

S OR HAMPSTEAD DIVISION.
William Harris, Supt., Albany-st, Regent’s-pk. — Inspectors, 42; sergeants, 80; constables, 613. Total, 736.

T OR HAMMERSMITH DIVISION.
Wm. Fisher, Supt., Broadway, Hammersmith. — Inspectors, 52; sergeants, 75; constables, 623. Total, 751.

V OR WANDSWORTH DIVISION
David Saines, Supt., West-hill, Wandsworth. — Inspectors, 36; sergeants, 59; constables, 561. Total, 657.

W OR CLAPHAM DIVISION.
Stephen Lucas, Supt., Brixton-rd. — Inspectors, 39; sergeants, 72; constables, 571. Total, 683.

X OR KILBURN DIVISION
Frederick Beard, Supt., Carlton-ter, Harrow-rd. — Inspectors, 40; sergeants, 53; constables, 469. Total, 563.

Y OR HIGHGATE DIVISION.
William J. Huntley, Supt., Kentish Town-rd. — Inspectors, 46; sergeants, 73; constables, 607. Total, 727.

THAMES DIVISION.
George Skeats, Supt., Wapping, near the river. — Inspectors, 49; sergeants, 41; constables, 147. Total, 201.

WOOLWICH DOCKYARD DIVISION.
Thomas E. Hindes, Supt., Woolwich Arsenal. — Inspectors, 8; sergeants, 25; constables, 140. Total, 174.

PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD DIVISION.
Wm. Ventham, Supt., Portsmouth. — Inspectors, 8; sergeants, 29; constables, 171. Total, 209.

DEVONPORT DOCKYARD DIVISION.
William Wakeford, Supt., Devonport. — Inspectors, 7; sergeants, 19; constables, 128. Total, 155.

CHATHAM DOCKYARD DIVISION.
Geo. Godfrey, Supt., Chatham. — Inspectors, 6; sergeants, 24; constables, 157. Total, 188.

PEMBROKE DOCKYARD DIVISION.
No Superintendent. — Inspectors, 2; sergeants, 4; constables, 28. Total, 34.

Total strength of all ranks, including superintendents, 14,106.

• Charles Dickens, Jr., Dickens’s Dictionary of London, 1888 (see LondonGuidesAndMaps). Compare also to the 1879 edition at The Victorian Edition; the numbers are of course changed considerably, by a total of about 300 men, but there was also some reorganization of Divisions and the like. Note also that the 1879 edition gives the streets of all the police stations, and I do not find this information anywhere in the 1888 edition.

-- ChrisLehrich^? - 31 Dec 2004