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Any person conducting, maintaining or having charge of any hospital shall keep at such hospital in a well-bound book, to be kept for that purpose, a permanent record, written in ink, showing in regard to each person received, treated, nursed or cared for at such hospital, his name, sex, color or race, conjugal conditions (as single, married, widowed or divorced), date of birth, age, place of birth (state or foreign country), name of father, birthplace of father (state or foreign country), maiden name of mother, birthplace of mother (state or foreign country), occupation, place of residence, signature of patient, or signature and address of informant, name and place of residence of next of kin, or in case the identity of the person cannot be ascertained, a physical description of such person, giving sex, color or race, apparent age, apparent height and weight, complexion, color of eyes and hair and a description and location of fillings in teeth, scars, deformities, birthmarks and any marked physical peculiarities, and the name and address of the person bringing such person to the hospital, and in case of injury, the place where sustained, nature of illness, if suffering from poisoning, physical injury or trauma, name of attending physician, date of entering hospital and date of discharge from hospital or of death. Such records shall be subject to examination by the health and police departments at all times. (Ord. 1489 § 2, 1932)