English Abstract This is a report of the results of a survey among all
municipal health services (MHS) in the Netherlands with regard to (i) the
prevalence of indoor air complaints and (ii) the registration with the help
of 'BIMI', an automated registration system. 'BIMI' has recently been
introduced among all MHS with the assistance of the environmental physicians
in the Netherlands. All respondents (77%) are handling indoor air
complaints and all, with one exception, consider it their responsibility.
An average MHS deals with a few dozen complaints each year. Circa 20% of
the MHS spend more than half a day on this. The use of 'BIMI" is expected
to increase from 27% to 50% (of all MHS) in the course of 1993. However,
vast areas of Holland will not be included. Some strategies are recommended
to optimize its use.
