Commercialized Prostitution in New York City Part 19

_No. cases_ _Percent._

Continuously 445 72.95

{ Working girls 48 Occasionally { { Married women 27 75 12.29

Unknown 14 2.30

Cases omitted, first offenders, etc. 76 12.46 ---------------- TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES 610

TABLE x.x.xVII

CASES IN INSt.i.tUTIONS, OTHER THAN BEDFORD

WEEKLY EARNINGS FROM PROSt.i.tUTION

----+-------+-------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--- Partial Support 0-2 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 $45 $50 $55 $60 Support ----+-------+-------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--- High 2 1 10 6 20 11 5 5 1 36 5 Low 4 77 3 8 18 21 20 35 11 3 9 28 4 ----+-------+-------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--- ----+---+---+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ $65 $70 $75 $80 $90 $100 $120 $125 $150 $200 $250 $400 $500 ----+---+---+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ High 4 18 5 2 41 4 3 20 6 3 2 1 Low 17 10 4 43 4 10 1 2 ----+---+---+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ ---------+------- Total No. Average Cases ---------+------- 211 $81.91 334 53.06 ---------+-------

TABLE x.x.xVIII

CASES IN INSt.i.tUTIONS, OTHER THAN BEDFORD

DISPOSITION OF EARNINGS FROM PROSt.i.tUTION

To lover or any one { All given 138 acting as pimp, except { husband { Part given 9 147 To husband 31 To parents or children 45 To self 216 Unknown 171 --- TOTAL 610

TABLE x.x.xIX

CASES IN INSt.i.tUTIONS, OTHER THAN BEDFORD

DISEASES INCIDENTAL TO PROSt.i.tUTION

(_Clinically Determined_)

_Cases_ _Percent._ No disease 75 47.4 Syphilis 25 Gonorrhea 49 Syphilis and gonorrhea 9 52.5 --- TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES 158

Only inst.i.tution cases are counted in which a physical examination has been given. All are taken from the records of Waverly House and the Church Mission of Help. But all of their cases were not examined. That is, out of 158 cases where they deemed an examination desirable 52.5 per cent were found to be diseased.

TABLE XL

CASES IN INSt.i.tUTIONS, OTHER THAN BEDFORD

CAUSES. REASONS GIVEN BY THE GIRL

_A. In connection with her family_ 1. Neglect or abuse 41 2. Immorality of parents 25 3. Over strictness 21 4. Over indulgence 3 5. Poverty 27 6. Incompatibility (quarrels, nagging, etc.) 27 7. Father, mother or near relative put girl in life 6 8. Turned out of the house 18----168

_B. In connection with married life_ 1. Incompatibility 8 2. Non-support 24 3. Immorality (including cruelty or criminality) 29 4. Desertion 12 5. Death 16 6. Husband put girl in the life 26----115

_C. Personal reasons_ 1. "Ruined anyway" 15 2. Lover put girl in the life 80 3. Desertion by lover 33 4. White slave (put into life by force) 21 5. Bad company 108 6. Dances and shows 23 7. Love of excitement or a good time 58 8. Lazy, won't work 12 9. Love of money (a business enterprise) 3 10. Idle or lonely 0 11. No s.e.x instruction 6 12. Ashamed to go home after first escapade 23 13. Not satisfied with one man 7 14. "Born bad"--enjoys the life 2 15. Previous use of drugs or drink 11 16. Stage environment 9 17. Tired of drudgery (usually housework) 16 18. "Easy money" 58 19. Love of clothes 7----492

_D. Economic reasons_ 1. Can't support herself 67 2. Can't support herself and children or parents 37 3. Can't live according to her standards 17 4. Out of work, can't get work (often because of) 60 5. Ill health or defect 53 6. Not trained for skilled work and above the unskilled 2----236 --------- TOTAL 1011

[Ill.u.s.tration: GRAPH ILl.u.s.tRATING TABLE XLI]

TABLE XLI

STREET CASES

BIRTHPLACE

_American Born_ {New York City 234 {Brooklyn 20 {Staten Island 1 {Other cities in New York 36 {New York State (country) 53 California 8 Colorado 5 Connecticut 26 Delaware 2 District of Columbia 1 Florida 2 Georgia 2 Illinois 14 Indiana 1 Iowa 1 Kansas 2 Kentucky 10 Louisiana 5 Maryland 8 Maine 3 Ma.s.sachusetts 25 Michigan 13 Mississippi 1 Missouri 10 Nebraska 1 New Hampshire 2 New Jersey 63 Ohio 35 Pennsylvania 95 Rhode Island 6 South Carolina 3 Tennessee 2 Texas 4 Vermont 7 Virginia 20 Washington 1 West Virginia 6 Wisconsin 3 Unknown 31 ---- TOTAL AMERICAN BORN, 762

_Foreign Born_ Austria-Hungary 35 Belgium 1 Bohemia 1 Canada 13 Denmark 1 England-Scotland 32 France 13 Galacia 12 Germany 72 Ireland 29 Italy 8 Holland 1 Poland 4 Russia 107 Roumania 7 Sweden 5 Switzerland 3 ---- TOTAL Foreign born 344 31.04% American born 762 68.94% ---- GRAND TOTAL, 1106

TABLE XLII

STREET CASES

EDUCATION _No. Girls_

Does not read or write in any language 127

Reads and writes a foreign language 10

Reads and writes English, no further education 687

Reads and writes, how much more not given 222

Graduated from grammar grades, at least 46

{4 stenographers Some special education {2 translators 7 {1 linguist ---- TOTAL NUMBER CASES [313]1099

TABLE XLIII

STREET CASES

PROSt.i.tUTION, PRACTICED CONTINUOUSLY OR OCCASIONALLY

_No. Cases_ _Percent._

Continuously 1049 94.84+

{Working girls 26 Occasionally { {Married women 7 33 2.98+