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Sec. 387. Death of persons unattended by physician.

In case any person shall die within the city without the attendance
of a physician, or if the attending physician neglects or refuses
to furnish the certificate required, it shall be the duty of

any undertaker who may have charge of the burial, and the right
of any other person acquainted with the facts of the case, to report
the same to the Health Board, who shall thereupon be authorized
to give the required certificate; provided, it be not a
case requiring the attendance of the Coroner.