在第一个锁定年度，噪音投诉增加了50％以上

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has published the results of its flagship noise survey, which saw a significant increase in noise-related complaints. This year’s report found that noise complaints increased by 54% in England between 2019/20 and 2020/21, as people adjusted to life during the first Covid-19 lockdown.

噪声是向英国地方当局提出投诉的最大原因，根据世界卫生组织（WHO）的说法，噪声是一种疾病负担，仅次于空气污染。2020年，Covid-19改变了许多人在家，家庭学校和休假的实施，改变了许多人的习惯。该报告在不同限制的背景下涵盖了三个封锁。

该报告发现，在地方当局工作的环境卫生专业人员正在调查投诉并采取正式行动处于极大的压力。除了参与实施与共同相关的限制外，由于去年的噪音投诉增加，每名军官的工作量增加了一倍。英格兰的平均环境卫生官员调查了2020/21年的每年633起投诉，而2019/20年应处理299个投诉的普通官员。

但是，该报告发现英格兰不同地区之间存在显着差异。大伦敦的噪音投诉率最高，每10,000人每10,000人投诉（超过全国平均水平），而西南部的噪音投诉率最低，每10,000人32人。工作量也有很大不同，大伦敦的环境卫生官员平均每位官员的投诉平均为1,715个投诉，而英格兰东部的人则收到最低平均每名军官的投诉。

Other key findings from the report include:

144个地方当局记录了总共356,367个噪音投诉；每10,000人平均149个投诉
回应地方当局采取了11,211个正式诉讼
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毫不奇怪，住宅噪音占投诉比例最大。在英格兰的所有地区，都是这种情况。商业或休闲部门和建筑部门收到的投诉数量相似（12,788和14,052），工业部门获得的数量最低（4,808）。地方当局记录的其他噪音投诉来源包括街道上的噪音，车辆，机械和设备，狗，农业，警报，军事，交通和铁路。

The CIEH England 2020/21 Noise Survey is supported by Cirrus Research and the Noise Abatement Society and data from the survey is being monitored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

威尔士的噪声数据也已由CIEH收集，将于2022年春季发布，而北爱尔兰的噪声数据由农业，环境和农村事务部（DAERA）收集，该部门最终发布了2018/19年度的数据。去年。

Julie Barratt, CIEH President, said:

“环境卫生专业人员（EHP）在整个大流行中不懈地工作，这项调查表明，由于噪音投诉的增加，平均工作量几乎增加了一倍。

Noise is not only a source of annoyance but also has a profound impact on people’s health, wellbeing and quality of life. It has been linked to increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease and potentially other cardiometabolic diseases, including strokes and diabetes.

EHPs are at the forefront of receiving and resolving noise complaints and deserve recognition for the important contributions they have made to supporting and protecting the nation’s public health.

这项调查涵盖了三个国家封锁和一系列政府措施的一段时间，并突出了Covid-19对噪声投诉的影响，以及对公共卫生的影响。”

Cirrus Research UK销售经理Richard Cutch说：

“The rise in complaints has not come as a surprise to our local authority clients. With changing lifestyle habits resulting from Covid, particularly the increase in home working, they have certainly had their work cut out for them.

得益于与英国各地的地方议会的长期关系，Cirrus的研究能够以多种方式支持它们。通过提供我们值得信赖的滋扰噪声记录器，特洛伊木马，在线培训和其他资源，并为其居民开发免费的网络应用程序，以帮助分类投诉，我们正在尽一切努力减轻环境健康从业者所面临的负担。这样一来，我们正在帮助他们以减少努力来保持社区的和平。”

噪音减免协会首席执行官Gloria Elliott Obe说：

“Noise is a major nuisance and pollutant that seriously affects people’s health and wellbeing.

The CIEH Noise Survey provides valuable evidence that noise profoundly and adversely impacts our quality of life, productivity and peaceful enjoyment of our homes. In the discussion about how we truly build back better, noise mustn’t be forgotten.

我们希望看到良好的声学设计全面地用于所有发展，以使所有人受益。”

You can find out more about the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and the noise survey by visiting their website.