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Outworkers. —The total number of lists received during the year
amounted to 1,035.
Notices in respect of failure to send lists were sent to 118 firms. No
legal proceedings were necessary in respect of this Offence.
The lists contained 9,479 names and addresses, of which 4,955 wore
in other districts, 4,312 being within the Metropolitan area and 523 in the
London Suburban Districts.
The number of individual outworkers in the City at the close of the
year was 1,615, of whom 1,513 were registered as occupying workshops.
The number of premises in which outwork was being carried on was 711.
Smoke Abatement. —The following table shows the extent to which
smoke has been a cause of complaint to the sanitary authority during
the past five years, and also a summary of the measures taken in
mitigation:—

There were no prosecutions in respect of smoke nuisances during 1933.
Greater London Joint Smoke Abatement Committee.—This Committee
held at least one meeting during the year. Your Medical Officer of
Health is a representative of the Metropolitan Boroughs' Standing Joint
Committee on this Committee.
The instructional cards for stokers prepared by this Committee, and
referred to in last year's Report, were distributed by the Smoke Inspectors
to firms who experienced difficulty in preventing smoke nuisance whether
from oil or solid fuel plants.
National Smoke Abatement Society.—The City Council takes an active
interest in the work of this Society. Councillor Mrs. Alderson Horne,
as a member of the Public Health Committee, has attended its meetings
and has made many interesting reports on proceedings.