THE RAT PROBLEM [Main Title]

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  • Title: THE RAT PROBLEM [Main Title]
  • Film Number: AMY 484
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  • Summary: Information film about the various issues with rats.
  • Description: Reel one: Problems caused by rat infestations around human working and living areas. Reel two: Diseases carried by rats and the impact on humans. Reel three: Threat to young children from rats invading bedrooms, often attracted by food left around children's mouths. Other diseases caused by rat fleas infecting rats and then humans. Black Death plague caused by rats. Other US wild rodents (squirrel, prairie dog etc) capable of carrying plague listed. Understanding rats will help control and eradicate them.
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  • Production Date: 1953
  • Production Country: United States
  • Production Details: UNITED STATES ARMY ()
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 3 Length: 2230ft
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  • Notes: Remarks: Before the rats featured could be filmed they had to be accustomed to the presence of human beings, the sound of the cameras and the brightness of the photographic lighting.
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