be the executive officer of the Board of Health, and, under the direction and control of the Board of Health, shall exercise a general supervision over the sanitary interests of the city; that he shall make a circuit of observation, at least once in every week, to every part of the city; that in all cases where he may discover the existence of any agent which might prove dangerous to the health of the city, he shall cause any ordinance in existence for its correction to be enforced; that if there be no ordinance in existence competent to the correction of the evil, he shall make a full report of all the attending circumstances to the Board of Health, accompanied with his opinion of the necessity of extraordinary or special action; that he shall make diligent inquiry into all cases of malignant, infectious or contagious disease which may occur in the city, cause immediate measures to be taken to arrest their progress, and report the facts to the Board of Health; that if he shall have cause to suspect the existence of any nuisance, or of any case of infectious or pestilential disease in any house or enclosure, he may demand entry into such place at any time between the rising and the setting of the sun; and if the owner or occupant shall refuse or delay to open the same and to permit a free examination to be made, he shall forfeit and pay for every such refusal such sum as the Mayor may impose, not exceeding fifty dollars; that he shall keep on hand at all times, so far as possible, a supply of reliable vaccine virus, which he shall furnish to the physicians of the city, free of charge; that he shall also vaccinate all indigent persons who may apply at the Health-Office for that purpose; that he shall specially take measures to secure the vaccination of all unvaccinated persons dwelling within the vicinity of any house in which small-pox may exist; and if any person so exposed to small-pox shall refuse to be vaccinated, such person shall forfeit and pay for every such refusal such sum as the Mayor may impose, not exceeding fifty dollars; that he shall, during the existence of quarantine, visit the quarantine station from time to time, and see that the requisite measures for securing the purposes of quarantine are

effectually carried out; that he shall keep at the Health-Office a book of complaints, in which any police-officer, or any citizen, may enter on record a report of any nuisance supposed to affect health which he may have observed, stating therein the locality and nature of the nuisance; that if any difficulty should arise in the removal of such nuisance, he shall make personal examination into the facts, and see that measures are taken to have the laws in relation thereto properly executed; that he shall give to the prisoners in the city guardhouse whatever medical and surgical attention they may stand in need of.

ARTICLE III.-THE REGISTRATION OF DEATHS AND BIRTHS.

SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, That the Health-Officer shall keep a book, to be entitled "The Register of Deaths," in which he shall make a registration of all deaths occurring in the city, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Board of Health; that he shall supervise all certificates of death, to see that they are properly made out-the form of the certificate and the nomenclature of the disease to be such as may be prescribed by the Board of Health; that if the certificate is in proper form, he shall issue a permit authorizing the removal or burial of the body of the dead person; and without such permit no person who may die in the city of Mobile, shall be removed or buried by any sexton, undertaker, or other person, under such penalty as the Mayor may impose, not exceeding fifty dollars; that if the certificate of death is in any way defective, he shall return it to the physician signing the same, for correction; and any physician failing or refusing to give such certificate in proper form shall be liable to such penalty as the Mayor may impose, not exceeding fifty dollars; that in all cases of death in which no adequate certificate can be obtained from a physician, the Health-Officer shall investigate the circumstances and make out the certificate required; except in such cases as may require the intervention of the Coroner, when that officer shall be duly notified; that no dead body of any deceased person

shall be brought into the city of Mobile from any other place, unless it is accompanied by a proper certificate of the cause of death; and if the death was caused by small-pox, yellow fever, or any other infectious or pestilential disease, not unless the permit of the Board of Health has been first obtained, under such penalty as the Mayor may impose, not exceeding fifty dollars.

Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, That every physician and midwife, and every other person who may attend any case of midwifery, within the limits of the city of Mobile, shall make to the Health-Officer a report of every such case within one week after the date of the occurrence, specifying the names of the parents, the date of the birth, and the sex and color of the child, under such penalty for failure so to do as the Mayor may impose, not exceeding fifty dollars; and these reports shall be recorded by the Health-Officer in a book to be kept for that purpose, and to be entitled, "The Register of Births."

ARTICLE IV-THE CITY HOSPITAL.

Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, That the Health-Officer shall examine all persons who make application for admission into the City Hospital, and shall give permits to such as he may find entitled to receive the benefits of that institution; that is to say, to such as require such medical treatment as cannot be given at the City Dispensary, and are at the same time fit subjects for public charity. That the Health-Officer shall visit the City Hospital in company with the Hospital Committee of the City Boards whenever the said Hospital Committee desires him to do so; and shall make such inspections and examinations as said Hospital Committee may require. That the physician of the City Hospital, or other person in charge of the books and records. of the City Hospital, shall make to the Board of Health a weekly report, to contain the following items, namely: the name of every patient received into the Hospital, the date of admission, the name of the disease or injury for which he may be treated, the result of the treatment, the termination

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of the case, the date of discharge or decease, as the case may be, together with such other details as the Board of Health may require. That the Health-Officer shall keep a book, to be entitled, "The Register of the City Hospital,” in which shall be registered the following items, namely: the name of every patient admitted into the Hospital, together with age, sex, color, nationality, the name of the disease, where contracted, and when contracted, the date of admission into the Hospital, the date of discharge from the Hospital, and whether discharged by recovery, by death, or for some other cause, together with any additional details which the Board of Health may require.

ARTICLE V-THE CITY DISPENSARY.

Sec. 11. Be it further ordained, That a City Dispensary shall be established, to be under the direction and control of the Board of Health, and the supervision of the HealthOfficer, at which the sick poor of the city who are not proper subjects for admission into the City Hospital, may receive medicines and medical and surgical treatment free of charge; that this dispensary shall be located in the dispensary rooms of the Medical College, with the consent of the Faculty thereof, and on condition that the Faculty of said College shall furnish at regular and stated hours of the day, and on every day of the week except Sunday, all the medical and surgical attendance that may be necessary to accomplish the object intended; that it shall be furnished with medicines at the expense of the city on requisitions certified by the Health-Officer, and approved by the President of the Board of Health and the Mayor; that the Health-Officer shall keep a book, to be entitled, "The Register of the City Dispensary," in which there shall be made a full record of all persons who may receive dispensary aid, specifying dates, names, ages, sexes, colors, nationalities, descriptions of diseases or injuries, character of treatment, and results of treatment when known.

ARTICLE VI-THE CITY PEST-HOUSE.

Sec. 12. Be it further ordained, That the City Pest-House shall be conducted under the direction and control of the Board of Health, and the supervision of the Health-Officer; and care shall to taken to keep the buildings in proper repair and ready for reception of patients; that whenever, in the judgment of the Board of Health, it becomes necessary to open the Pest-House for the reception of persons afflicted with pestilential or contagious diseases, the Board of Health shall communicate the fact to the Mayor, together with such recommendations as the occasion may seem to require; that if the Mayor grant the requisite authority, the Board of Health shall proceed to employ a physician to the PestHouse, together with such other attendance as may be needed; to procure all necessary supplies; and to prescribe the necessary rules and regulations for its efficient management; that the Health-Officer shall keep a book, to be entitled, "The Register of the City Pest-House," in which shall be registered the names, ages, sexes, colors, nationalities, diseases, dates of admission, dates of discharges, deaths, and recoveries, together with such other details as the Board of Health may think proper.

ARTICLE VII-REPORTS, ETC.

Sec. 13. Be it further ordained, That the Health-Officer shall make to the Board of Health regular weekly reports of all the business done in connection with his office, including the report of the sanitary condition of the city, the report of births and deaths, the report of the City Dispensary, the report of the City Pest-House (when that institution is open for the reception of patients), together with such other information as the Board of Health may require. That the Board of Health shall make to the Mayor and Municipal Boards, on the first of every month, a full report of the operations of the Health Department for the preceding month, said report to include a summary of the weekly reports of the HealthOfficer, together with such other information and such recom