The report is a harsh rebuke to industry defenders, like the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, a trade group that has dismissed accusations of abuse and death as "the noisy complaints of a few individuals".
In 1890, the pier at Southend was gripped by an "Immorality Scare" as noisy complaints were raised about questionable characters using it after dark for nefarious (or, more likely, romantic) purposes.
In the early years, the noisiest complaints concerned money being wasted on vague community projects because of the government's concentration on community cohesion.
But city officials say the new rules are addressing residents' complaints about noisy and illegal cafes.
He is expected to both resolve complaints about noisy raccoons and navigate the intricacies of land-use policy.
Without so much as flipping through a phone book, callers can inquire about alternate-side-of-the-street parking rules, request pothole repairs and lodge complaints about noisy neighbors.
A Jakarta police spokesman, Anton Bachrul Alam, said that while he sympathizes with the many complaints over noisy Ramadan celebrations, there was little more the police could do, having confiscated more than 3,500 pounds of firecrackers, which are illegal in Indonesia but are widely sold and used during the month.
"There is no privacy here, which adds to people's problems," said Sato, who blames the stress of life as a displaced survivor for the minor stroke he suffered last year, aged just 49. "We often have to defuse arguments caused by complaints about noisy neighbours, or after people have had too much to drink".
Griping in Gloucester in 2011 also led to a public consultation and full review of city council guidelines following complaints about "noisy" buskers.
A yellow box allows residents to pay their property taxes and parking tickets, file 311 complaints or report noisy neighbors without leaving the home page.
