RT Journal T1 RAts and rat bites JF Journal of the American Medical Association JO Journal of the American Medical Association YR 1945 FD June 16 VO 128 IS 7 SP 533 OP 533 DO 10.1001/jama.1945.02860240059020 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1945.02860240059020 AB The Current Comment with this title published in The Journal, June 2, page 367, contains the statement that "almost 25 per cent of the people in a 2 square mile area of Baltimore were bitten by rats over a four year period!" This should have read "Almost 25 people per year in a 2 square mile area of Baltimore were bitten by rats over a four year period!"