Summary: Second World War British Ministry of Information newsreel trailer offering advice as how to discourage rats from homes and workplaces.
Description: The film opens with silhouettes of rats running along a wall with the commentary "rats under the cover of the blackout are profiting from ruined buildings and are forming the menace of an enemy within our gates" followed by a large image of a rat superimposed over a shot of a school girl seated eating her tea. Advice is given as to how to discourage rats by shutting windows, closing doors, firmly closing dustbin lids, clearing away office rubbish, never leaving pet food out and avoiding stacking foodstuffs in corners (illustrated by large bags of poultry feed). A local authority official, seated behind a desk, speaks directly to the camera "A rat is a public enemy, he takes our food and endangers our health. If there are rats in your home or business premises please let us know and we can help to rout the rats". End caption states ROUT OUT RATS.
