A. General Duties. The city health officer under the supervision of the District State Health Officer shall:

1. Make an annual sanitary survey and maintain continuous sanitary supervision over his territory;

2. Make periodic sanitary inspections of all school buildings, restaurants, dairies, grocery stores, meat markets and places of public assemblage and report thereon to those responsible for the maintenance thereof;

3. Promote the spread of information as to the causes, nature and prevention of prevalent diseases and the preservation and improvement of health;

4. Enforce the health laws, rules and regulations of the State Board of Health, the state and the city, including the laws relating to contagious diseases contained in Chapter 252, Wisconsin Statutes;

5. Take steps necessary to secure prompt and full reports by physicians of communicable diseases and prompt and full registration of births and deaths;

6. Keep and deliver to his successor a record of all his official acts;

7. Make an annual report to the State Board of Health and to the common council and such other report as they may request.

B. Materials and Supplies. The health officer shall have the authority to procure at the expense of the city all record books, quarantine cards and other materials needed by the board of health, except such as furnished by the State Board of Health. (Amended during 1997 codification; prior code § 6-1-1)