When and why did alarm bell boxes like this (see photo) go out of fashion?

[eveares]

So growing up, it was common to see alarm bell/siren boxes like the photo below. They are not so common today as far as I can tell. What caused them in the style below to go out of fashion and why?


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[sparkymarka]

Cause they were rubbish ….