(A) All physicians are hereby required to report to the Secretary of the Board of Health of the city within 24 hours thereafter all deaths which may occur in their practice in the city, except when death may occur from a contagious or infectious disease when they shall report within 6 hours. It shall be unlawful for any physician to fail, refuse or neglect to so report within the times aforesaid.
(B) Whenever any death occurs that no physician has attended the case or is in attendance then the death shall be reported to the Secretary of the Board of Health within 24 hours or if the death has occurred from any infectious or contagious disease within 6 hours by the householder under whose observation the death may occur. It shall be unlawful for any householder to fail, refuse or neglect to report the death within the above time limits.
(C) In all cases of death when the coroner has held an inquest and the death has not been reported by a physician, the coroner shall report the death, within 24 hours after holding an inquest, to the Secretary of the Board of Health.
(D) Any person required by this chapter to report any death, in addition to the fact of the death, shall report the name of the deceased if known, the sex, race and age as nearly as may be, nativity, whether married or single, duration of last sickness, date and cause of death, if known, and place of residence. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail, refuse or neglect to report these facts.
(Prior Code, § 95.26) Penalty, see § 10.99