1148 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

ment, or into any private house, when in pursuit of his official
duties. He shall carry out the instructions of the State Board
of Health and shall make such investigations and reports as
said State Board of Health may require. He shall, when re-
quired by the State Board of Health, inspect and report upon
the sanitary conditions of streams and sources of public water
supply, sewerage facilities, schools and schoolhouses, dairies,
creameries, slaughter-houses, workshops and factories, and all
places where offensive trades or industries are conducted in his
district. He shall respond promptly when called upon for
advice or assistance by any Board of Health or Health Officer
within his jurisdiction, and it shall be his duty and he is hereby

authorized to enforce any public health statute, or rule, or regu-
lation of the State Board of Health, or of any Local Board of
Health or Health Officer within his district, when such Local
Board of Health or Health Officer neglects or refuses to enforce
such statute, rule or regulation, after due notice by him or by
the State Board of Health. He shall keep himself informed as
to the work of each Local Health Officer within his district, and
aid each Local Health Officer within his district in the perform-
ance of his duties, and particularly on the appearance of any
communicable disease. He shall purchase samples of food and
drugs for analysis when directed to do so by the State Health
Officer; and promote an efficient registration of births and

deaths within his district, and in addition he shall have and
perform such other duties as are or may be imposed upon him
by the State Board of Health or the State Health Officer.

SEC. 5-D. Whenever the State Health Officer or Deputy
State Health Officer shall have assumed jurisdiction over any
health condition in this State, the local health authorities shall
assist the State Health Officer or his deputy in the performance
of their duties.

SEC. 5-E. The State Board of Health shall have power to
remove any deputy health officer from any sanitary district into

any other sanitary district in this State, or in case of epidemics
to locate any number of the Deputy State Health Officers in any
one sanitary district in this State or in the City of Baltimore;
and it shall have power to appoint such inspectors, nurses and
agents to aid the Deputy State Health Officers, as it may deem
necessary, and pay them a reasonable compensation for their
service within the limits of this appropriation.

SEC. 5-F. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions
of this Act, the sum of fifty thousand dollars annually, or as