Whitehall 1212 was the telephone number of Scotland Yard. It was introduced in 1932 (having previously been Victoria 7000) and was used by the public to contact the London Metropolitan Police Service information room for both emergency and non-emergency business. Telephone exchanges had names at the time.
Whitehall 1212 was the public telephone number for contacting the London Metropolitan Police Service's information room, which handled both emergency and non-emergency inquiries. It replaced Victoria 7000 in 1932. Telephone exchanges had designated names at that time.