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After further research:Three questions, the Fire Brigade (well the early version of it) was founded January 1, 1833, it really took them 67 years to put bells into the Fire Stations? How we're the Companies alerted to fires pre 1900? Also, why would they get rid of the alarm boxes, we're most of them damaged during the Blitz or did London County Council just not like the boxes?
In 1895 the penalty for sending a false alarm-25 pounds and three months in prison.
In 1896 there were 520 "points" (boxes) in London rented from the Post Office
It was noted that false alarms usually happened at "going home" times- schools and pubs
In 1939 95% of all street alarms were false. It was at this time that the Post Office was developing "999" for telephone reports
During World War II, the Post Office disconnected street alarm "points" and no maintenance was performed.
After the war London was broke- NFS Regional Fire Commander Sir Frederick Delve decided that the "points" service not be resumed.
In 1989 the London Fire Brigade received 400 false alarms per week via"999"