Increase in London’s rat population

Title
Increase in London’s rat population
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
25 Jul 1989
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:03:28
Description
Julie Benson reports on a 30 percent increase in London’s rat population since the beginning of 1989. Weil’s disease, spread by rat urine in water, is on the increase too especially in the Thames. Includes interview with Terry Mills, Friends of the Earth; John Graham-Leigh, Thames Water; sounds effects.
Contributors
Julie Benson; Terry Mills; John Graham-Leigh
Keywords
London; Environment; Diseases; Water pollution; River Thames; Thames Water; Friends of the Earth; Rats; Pests; Water companies

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LBC/IRN, "Increase in London’s rat population". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0008500368021 (Accessed 25 Feb 2026)