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2. To inspect the milk sold in the city, and the places 

 where it is produced. 



3. To examine the water supply and warn the people 

 when dangerous disease germs are found in it. 



4. To examine the plumbing and sewerage and see 

 that they are kept in a good sanitary condition. 



5. To keep out communicable diseases and check 

 their spread if any occur. 



6. To remove and dispose of the garbage, ashes, 

 offal, dead animals, and refuse of all kinds. 



7. To repair, sweep, clean, sprinkle, and light the 

 streets and to see that there are unobstructed public 

 thoroughfares. 



8. To inspect all public schools, public baths, lodging 

 houses, restaurants, hospitals, and other public institu- 

 tions and see that they are kept in a hygienic condition. 



9. To control all public nuisances like smoke, offen- 

 sive trades, filth on shores, public dumps, pond holes 

 and swamps, stables, noises, and spitting on the streets. 



10. To maintain police and fire departments for the 

 safety of life and property. 



11. To keep an accurate record of all deaths and 

 births that occur in the city. 



12. To investigate and answer all complaints pertain- 

 ing to the safety, health, and comfort of its citizens. 



All these and numerous other matters receive atten- 

 tion in every large city. The departments of public 

 health and general sanitation are among the most im- 

 portant in the organization of any densely populated 

 community. 



