The health director shall have power to require the prompt repair of all leaks or other defects in plumbing throughout the municipality. He shall have power to condemn and abate all plumbing which is deficient under the plumbing ordinances. When, in the opinion of the health officer, a change in occupants, type of business or other cause requires changes in plumbing, he shall have the power to compel the installation of an increased number of plumbing fixtures and a change in their type or capacity, and to make such other alterations or increases as may be necessary for the health and safety of the occupants of the building and of the public generally. (Prior Code § 10-226)