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Where used fixtures are to be installed in any new or existing building, such fixtures shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the plumbing inspector. No used plumbing fixture shall be installed in any building unless such fixture is structurally sound and free from cracks or other defects. No sink, toilet, urinal, bathtub, laundry tray, slop sink, or wash bowl which has been used in any building or elsewhere shall be installed in any building, unless such fixture has before installation been thoroughly washed and disinfected in a solution approved by the board of health. The plumbing inspector shall ensure that this provision is strictly enforced and that no used fixture which may cause the spread of infection or disease is installed in any building in this city. No used fixture, even if structurally sound and in sanitary condition, shall be installed in any building in this city, unless such fixture is of the design required by the provisions of this article for a similar new fixture.