[Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough.
- Bournemouth (England). County Borough Council. nb2004301338.
- Date:
- 1908
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![This subject being of some considerable importance and now under consideration officially I have added that report as an addendum to these notes. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, E. A. CRIPPS, F.i.c. ADDENDUM. REPORT ON THE USE OF BAKING POWDER CONTAINING SULPHATE OF CALCIUM. To THE Chairman and Members of the Sanitary Committee, Bournemouth Town Council. Gentlemen,— In June of 1907 I received from the Inspector of Food and Drugs, 20 samples of self-raising flour for analysis and in my report I raised objection to five of these samples in consequence of the iiresence of consider- able proportions of Sulphate of Calcium, viz., from OHO to 0‘70 per cent. This objection was made on the ground that Sulphate of Calcium is a chemical entirely foreign to flour, quite unnecessary for the purpose of rendering it “ self-rais- ing,” and ill itself objectionable in consequence of its tendency to derange the digestive organs. Sulphate of Calcium is introduced as an impurity in Superphosphate of Calcium, which is emjJoyed in con- junction with Bicarbonate of Sodium to give the self- raising character to the Hour. In consequence of the unfavourable re])orts,one of the wholesale firms, who sn])plied the powder, raised a pro- test, stating tliat halving powder containing Sulphate of Calcium has certain advantages in use, iind that the Sulphate of Calcium does not remain as such but by tlu' process of baking is decomposed, Sul])hate of Sodium lieing foi'iiK'd. They also sent two small lonves, made](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28942814_0081.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
