year. The single fingerprint collection was increased by 730 prints bringing the total of 58,030 representing 5,803 persons who have been convicted of robbery, breakings and similar offences.
134. The photographic section attended 5,263 scenes of crimes and took 59,656 photographs of which 201,453 prints and enlargements were made. 70,000 documents were microfilmed for safekeeping.
135. The bureau photographer also attended court to give evidence on 315 occasions.
136. The document examination section received 2,934 hand-written documents and 43 identifications were made. A further 356 typewritten documents were examined and three identifications were made.
Criminal Records Office
137. The Criminal Records Office works in close co-operation with the Identification Bureau and its main function is to assist in the detection of crime by the collation of information on criminals, suspected persons and criminal activities. It is also responsible for the publication of informa- tion on missing persons, and on stolen, lost and found property for dissemination throughout the Force.
138. On the various indices maintained, the photographic index of convicted criminals was used on 529 occasions with a 20% positive result.
139. The main index of names and addresses now totals over 200,000 cards. During the year 160,000 record checks were made by the staff.
140. The statistics office, under an executive officer, publishes a monthly analysis of serious crime, in addition to which it maintains graphs and charts of most classes of crime, thereby enabling current trends to be studied.
Forensic Laboratory
141. The Department of Forensic Pathology deals mainly with medico-legal work in close association with the Police Force. It has also been entrusted with the running of both public mortuaries in the Colony where all autopsies are carried out. The department also helps. in the investigation and control of major infections and industrial diseases.
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