Portfolio of 14 photographs documenting the work of Public Health Laboratory Service scientists in checking food samples for dangerous microorganisms, framed, and a box of spare photographs, taken by David Modell, November 1996.
Black and white photograph depicting Food Sampling Officer Samantha Henry while talking to the owner of an ice cream company, during a routine inspection of his factory. The photograph was taken by David Modell while documenting the work of Public Health Laboratory Service scientists in checking food samples for dangerous microorganisms, November 1996.
Black and white photograph depicting Food Sampling Officer Samantha Henry taking some preliminary notes when arriving at the ice cream factory. The picture was taken by David Modell while documenting the work of Public Health Laboratory Service scientists in checking food samples for dangerous microorganisms, November 1996
Black and white photograph depicting Food Sampling Officer Samantha Henry carrying a cold box to preserve food samples. The picture was taken by David Modell while documenting the work of Public Health Laboratory Service scientists in checking food samples for dangerous microorganisms, November 1996
Black and white photograph depicting Food Sampling Officer Samantha Henry taking a few specimens of ice cream. The picture was taken by David Modell while documenting the work of Public Health Laboratory Service scientists in checking food samples for dangerous microorganisms, November 1996
Black and white photograph depicting Food Sampling Officer Samantha Henry taking the ice cream samples she has collected to the Central Middlesex Public Health Lab, where she waits for them to be booked in. The picture was taken by David Modell while documenting the work of Public Health Laboratory Service scientists in checking food samples for dangerous microorganisms, November 1996
Black and white photograph depicting Food Sampling Officer Samantha Henry leaving the ice cream factory with the owner, while passing a man who works in the cold store. The picture was taken by David Modell while documenting the work of Public Health Laboratory Service scientists in checking food samples for dangerous microorganisms, November 1996
Black and white photograph depicting the ice cream samples being emulsified (broken down) in a 'stomacher' machine, in the Central Middlesex Public Health Lab. The picture was taken by David Modell while documenting the work of Public Health Laboratory Service scientists in checking food samples for dangerous microorganisms, November 1996
Black and white photograph depicting Lata Kotecha making up solutions of each food sample at different strenghts and then spread them onto jelly in a petri-dish, in the Central Middlesex Public Health Lab. The picture was taken by David Modell while documenting the work of Public Health Laboratory Service scientists in checking food samples for dangerous microorganisms, November 1996
Black and white photograph depicting Paulina Nandege and Jennifer Ward counting how many colonies of bacteria have grown on the jellies in the petri dishes, in the Central Middlesex Public Health Lab. The picture was taken by David Modell while documenting the work of Public Health Laboratory Service scientists in checking food samples for dangerous microorganisms, November 1996
Black and white photograph depicting Dr Shuja Shafi, head of the Central Middlesex Public Health Lab, signing off the final reports on the bacteriological quality of the samples. The picture was taken by David Modell while documenting the work of Public Health Laboratory Service scientists in checking food samples for dangerous microorganisms, November 1996
Black and white photograph depicting the precise type of bug being identified using 'bacteriophages' at the PHLS at Colindale, north London. The picture was taken by David Modell while documenting the work of Public Health Laboratory Service scientists in checking food samples for dangerous microorganisms, November 1996
Black and white photograph depicting minute amounts of food samples being pipetted into test tubes, called 'bijou bottles', so they can be kept for reference. The picture was taken by David Modell while documenting the work of Public Health Laboratory Service scientists in checking food samples for dangerous microorganisms, November 1996
Black and white photograph depicting staff at the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, at the PHLS, making a record of every bug identified. The picture was taken by David Modell while documenting the work of Public Health Laboratory Service scientists in checking food samples for dangerous microorganisms, November 1996
Black and white photograph depicting staff at the end of the day at the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, at the PHLS. The picture was taken by David Modell while documenting the work of Public Health Laboratory Service scientists in checking food samples for dangerous microorganisms, November 1996
Box of spare photographs documenting the work of Public Health Laboratory Service scientists, taken by David Modell, November 1996
