§ 17-111 Appropriation for prevention of communicable diseases.

The city shall appropriate funds for the use of the department, for the prevention of dangers from communicable diseases found to exist in any part of the city, or for the care of persons exposed to danger from communicable diseases.

§ 17-112 Publication of reports and statistics.

The department, to promote the public good and public service, may establish reasonable regulations as to the publicity of any of its papers, files, reports, records and proceedings; and may publish such information as, in its opinion, may be useful, concerning births, deaths, marriages, sickness and the general sanitary conditions of the city, or any matter, place or thing therein.

§ 17-113 Repairs of buildings; removal of obstructions; regulation of public markets.

   a.   The powers of the department shall include the ordering and enforcing in the same manner as other orders are provided to be enforced, the repairs of buildings, houses and other structures; the regulation and control of all public markets in relation to the cleanliness, ventilation and drainage thereof and the prevention of sale or offering for sale of improper articles; the removal of any obstruction, matter or thing in or upon the public streets, sidewalks or places, which, in the opinion of the department, may lead to conditions dangerous to life or health; the prevention of accidents by which life or health may be endangered; and generally the abatement of all nuisances.

   b.   The department shall possess full power with reference to the ventilation, drainage and cleanliness, of the stands or stalls in or around all markets.

§ 17-114 Nuisances; abatement without suit.

The department shall have within the city all common law rights to abate any nuisance without suit, which can or does in this state belong to any person.

§ 17-115 Right of inspection.

It is hereby made the duty of all departments, officers, and agents, having the control, charge or custody of any public structure, work, ground, or erection, or of any plan, description, outline, drawing or charts thereof, or relating thereto, made, kept or controlled under any public authority, to permit and facilitate the examination and inspection, and the making of copies of the same by any officer or person, authorized to do so by the department of health and mental hygiene.

§ 17-116 Medical examiners' returns.

The department, from time to time may make rules and regulations fixing the time of rendering, and defining the form of returns and reports to be made to it by the chief medical examiner, in all cases of death which shall be investigated by him or her. The chief medical examiner shall conform to such rules and regulations.