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Author: Leslie Van Allen

Abstract: The Noise Abatement Commission was formed by the Commissioner of Health for the City of New York in October of 1929. The purpose of the commission was to study noise and determine its effects on people and to propose ways of eliminating unnecessary noise in the city. This paper summarizes the Noise Abatement Commission’s final report in 1930.