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ement houses, lodging houses and cellars in the City'of Balti-
more, for the better protection of the.lives and health of the
inmates dwelling therein.

Hospitals.—To erect or establish houses of correction, alms-
houses, reformatories, hospitals or pest-houses, within or with-
out the City, if necessary, and make all regulations for the gov-
ernment of the same.

Inspections.—To establish and regulate inspections within the
City. To make the standard of weights and measures the same
in the City of Baltimore as in the rest of the State, and enforce
the same by inspection. To regulate and fix,the assizing of
bread. To provide by ordinance for the proper inspection of
milk or any and all other food products offered for sale in the
City of Baltimore or intended for consumption therein; to make
and from time to time to alter such regulations in regard to the
sale of milk or any or all other food products as to it may seem
necessary to protect the public health; and to provide by fine
of not more than one hundred dollars for each offence, for the
punishment of violations against such regulations and ordi-
nances; to provide for such number of inspectors or analysts as
it may deem necessary, and to fix their duties and compensa-
tion, and from time to time to change the number, duties and
compensation of the said inspectors and analysts. To provide
by ordinance for the proper inspection of all the bakeries, bake
shops, candy factories, confectioneries or other places for the
manufacture of bread, cakes, confectionery and similar food
products, for the purpose, more especially, of ascertaining their
sanitary condition and cleanliness, and for the purpose of ascer-
taining the purity, healthfulness and wholesomeness of the
flour, sugar, butter, lard and other ingredients used in making
such bread, cakes, confectionery and other articles of food
offered for sale in the City of Baltimore, or intended for con-
sumption therein; to make and from time to time alter such
regulations or ordinances in regard to the sale of said food
products as to it may seem necessary to protect the public
health, and to provide by fine of not less than twenty dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars for each offence for the punish-
ment of violations against such regulations and ordinances; to