(1)If it appears to the Chief Municipal Officer that any block of buildings is in an unhealthy condition by reason of the manner in which the buildings are crowded together or the narrowness, closeness, or faulty arrangement of streets or the want of proper drainage and ventilation or the impracticability of cleansing the buildings or by reason of any other cause to be specified in writing, he shall cause such block of buildings to be inspected by the Chief Municipal Health Officer and the Chief Municipal Engineer, who shall consult the owners and the occupiers of such block of buildings and the owners and the occupiers of other buildings affected by the unhealthy condition and shall, thereafter, make a report, in writing, to him regarding the sanitary condition of such block of buildings.