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44, 6! Power of Director of Public Health in regard to water-supply. Power of Director of Public Health to direct local authority to improve water-supply. Railway administration to submit samples of drink- ing water for analysis. .. Rules for the protection and periodical examination of water-supply. . . Health Officer's powers in regard to insanitary sources, Levy of water-tax and ear-marking the proceeds for water-works. New house not to be occupied without adequate water-supply. CHAPTER IV Drainage. Local authority to maintain public drains. Power of Health Officer to require drains to be con- structed. Drains 1n private streets. Drainage for huts. Drainage of court, ’yard, alley, passage, etc. Construction and closure of cesspools. Prohibition of occupation of new building without drains. Sullage or sewage not to be let out into streets. Injurious refuse not to be discharged into public drain. Pollution of water courses prohibited. CHAPTER V Sanitary Conveniences, Obligation of local authority to provide public sani- tary conveniences. New houses to be provided with sanitary conveni- ences. Additional sanitary conveniences. Mode of construction of latrines. CHAPTER VI Abatement of Nuisances. Certain things to be nuisances. Detection of nuisance. Information regarding nuisance. Power of Health Officer to abate nuisance. Power of local authority to abate nuisance. Provision regarding house rendered unfit for occu- pation by reason of nuisance.