§ 6.

(a)

The director of public health shall be appointed in the manner provided by law and shall possess the qualifications established for directors of public health. The director shall also be, ex-officio, the registrar of vital statistics for the city.

(b)

The director of public health shall: (a) have the responsibility for the efficiency, discipline and good conduct of the department of public health; (b) have and exercise in the city and over the navigable waters adjacent thereto, all the jurisdiction and powers conferred and all the duties imposed upon city, town or district directors of health of this state in their respective jurisdictions by the general statutes; (c) regulate the production, processing and distribution of foodstuffs in the city; (d) have the power and duty to order forthwith the vacating of any land or building unfit for human habitation and to abate nuisances affecting public health after reasonable notice, at the expense of the owners or persons creating or maintaining same; (e) perform such other duties and take such other measures for the prevention of disease and the preservation of public health as provided by the ordinances of the city of Bridgeport and statutes of the State of Connecticut.

(c)

The director of public health in his/her capacity as registrar of vital statistics shall perform the duties imposed by law upon registrars of vital statistics. He/she shall cause to be established a division of vital statistics in the department of health to be supervised by an assistant registrar of vital statistics.