The region's war on drugs has also been hampered by poor record-keeping and reluctance of some agencies to share information.

Due to poor record-keeping, he was never looked at by police.

City investigators who examined the group's books in 1996 found poor record-keeping and commingling of money, testimony showed.

"This would be a strange example of poor record-keeping, but I'm sure that errors do occur."

The state has blamed poor record-keeping by the banks and credit unions for the delay.

A spokesman for the Mission explained in 1976 that the higher numbers had been inflated due to poor record-keeping.

But statisticians said the numbers could be much higher because of poor record-keeping a century ago.

The state investigators have found problems ranging from poor record-keeping to fraud.

Consensus on this issue is important because in areas of poor record-keeping, armies often lie about children's ages.

In 1984, conditions at the hospital had become notorious with reports of patient abuse, understaffing and poor record-keeping.