<P> Influenced by Galton 's Finger Prints , the men corresponded regularly in 1894 ; and in January 1896 , Sir Henry ordered the Bengali Police to collect prisoners ' fingerprints in addition to their anthropometric measurements . Expanding on Galton 's classification system , Sir Henry developed the Henry Classification System between the years 1896 and 1925 . He was primarily assisted by Azizul Haque who developed a mathematical formula to supplement Henry 's idea of sorting in 1024 pigeon holes based on fingerprint patterns , and Hem Chandra Bose , another Henry 's assistant also helped refine the system , and both , on the recommendation of Henry received recognition years later by the British Government for their contribution . The Henry Classification System was to find worldwide acceptance in 1899 . In 1897 a commission was established to compare Anthropometry to the Henry Classification System . As the results were overwhelmingly in favor of fingerprints , fingerprinting was introduced to British India by the Governor General , and in 1900 , replaced Anthropometry . Also in 1900 , Henry was sent to Natal , South Africa to assist in the reorganization of the local police force and establish a fingerprint bureau . His efforts in South Africa were highly successful ; and in 1901 Sir Henry returned to Britain and was appointed Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard , head of the Criminal Investigation Department ( CID ) . In the same year , the first UK fingerprint bureau was established at Scotland Yard . ( Harling 1996 ) ( Met ) ( Early ) </P>
<P> Influenced by Galton 's Finger Prints , the men corresponded regularly in 1894 ; and in January 1896 , Sir Henry ordered the Bengali Police to collect prisoners ' fingerprints in addition to their anthropometric measurements . Expanding on Galton 's classification system , Sir Henry developed the Henry Classification System between the years 1896 and 1925 . He was primarily assisted by Azizul Haque who developed a mathematical formula to supplement Henry 's idea of sorting in 1024 pigeon holes based on fingerprint patterns , and Hem Chandra Bose , another Henry 's assistant also helped refine the system , and both , on the recommendation of Henry received recognition years later by the British Government for their contribution . The Henry Classification System was to find worldwide acceptance in 1899 . In 1897 a commission was established to compare Anthropometry to the Henry Classification System . As the results were overwhelmingly in favor of fingerprints , fingerprinting was introduced to British India by the Governor General , and in 1900 , replaced Anthropometry . Also in 1900 , Henry was sent to Natal , South Africa to assist in the reorganization of the local police force and establish a fingerprint bureau . His efforts in South Africa were highly successful ; and in 1901 Sir Henry returned to Britain and was appointed Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard , head of the Criminal Investigation Department ( CID ) . In the same year , the first UK fingerprint bureau was established at Scotland Yard . ( Harling 1996 ) ( Met ) ( Early ) </P>
when did fingerprint technology first get adopted by scotland yard
when did fingerprint technology first get adopted by scotland yard
1901
1901