Unknown 24 2.17+ ---- TOTAL NUMBER CASES 1106

TABLE XLIV

STREET CASES

AGE

Years Number at First Number of age present age s.e.xual entering offense prost.i.tution 6 ... 2 1 8 ... 2 ...



10 ... 2 ...

12 ... 11 ...

13 ... 3 ...

14 ... 71 6 15 ... 85 26 16 ... 167 114 17 1 189 176 18 12 147 223 19 40 94 123 20 66 61 110 21 88 38 72 22 131 29 44 23 137 15 22 24 205 15 30 25 57 15 21 26 98 15 23 27 46 8 11 28 74 5 10 29 44 ... ...

30 36 3 2 31 3 ... ...

32 15 1 3 33 7 1 1 34 13 ... ...

35 8 1 1 36 3 ... ...

37 ... 1 1 38 2 1 1 40 11 ... ...

42 1 ... ...

44 3 ... ...

49 2 ... ...

50 3 ... ...

Not given ... 124 81 ---- ---- ---- TOTAL 1106 1106 1106

Highest Age 50 38 38 Lowest Age 17 6 14 Average 25.62+ yrs. 17.87+ yrs. 19.44 yrs.

Mode 24 11 18 Mean 33.5 22 25

TABLE XLV

STREET CASES

WEEKLY EARNINGS FROM PROSt.i.tUTION

-------+-------+-------+----+-----+------+------+------+------+------+PartialSupport0-$3$5-$7$10.00$15.00$20.00$25.00$30.00Support-------+-------+-------+----+-----+------+------+------+------+------+ Highest325222325Lowest19235985581037580-------+-------+-------+----+-----+------+------+------+------+------+

------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+ $35.00$40.00$45.00$50.00$55.00$60.00$65.00$70.00$75.00$80.00------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+ 12733490388021397661645324811223761710------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

------+------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ $85.00$90.00$95.00$100.00$110.00$120.00$125.00$150.00$175.00------+------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 232221032222849443410------+------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+------+----------+------- $200.00$250.00$300.00$400.00$500.00$1,000No. CasesAverageUsed-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+------+----------+------- 862015361102297.725 1286335.80 -------+-------+-------+-------+-------+------+----------+-------

TABLE XLVI

STREET CASES

OCCUPATIONS

_Before_ _After_ _Entering_ _Entering_ _Prost.i.tution_ _Prost.i.tution_

Artist 4 4 Artists" model 2 3 Canva.s.ser 5 4 Chambermaid 9 1 Clerk in small store 28 16 Companion 1 1 Department store 117 68 Errand girl 1 ...

Factory 72 21 Domestic service 27 20 Laundry 2 ...

Librarian 1 ...

Manicure 6 4 Ma.s.sage 2 2 Millinery 13 2 Nurse girl 8 1 Office work 25 18 Palmist 2 2 Sewing 17 5 Stenographer 31 27 Storekeeper 1 2 Teacher 9 6 Telephone operator 9 5 Theatrical work 72 88 Trained nurse 4 3 Translator 1 1 Waitress 18 8 No work 518 ...

Unknown 101 33 Supported by prost.i.tution only ... 677 Supported by husband or family ... 83 Stealing ... 1 ---- ---- TOTAL NUMBER CASES 1106 1106

TABLE XLVII

STREET CASES

CAUSES OF FIRST s.e.xUAL OFFENSE

Love 441 39.87%

{ {Living with husband 51 Pay {Married {Separated from husband 41 { {Widow 33 { {Put on street by husband 28 153 13.84% { {Single 116 269 10.49% --- {Relative 26 2.35% Force {Lover 1 .09% by {Playmate 2 .18% {Stranger 32 2.89%

Weakness (yielded to importunities) 34 3.07%

Physical predisposition 84 7.60%

Unknown 217 19.62% ---- ------ TOTAL NUMBER CASES 1106

TABLE XLVIII

STREET CASES

CAUSES. REASONS GIVEN BY THE GIRL

_A. In connection with her family_ 1. Neglect or abuse 20 2. Immorality of parents 36 3. Over strictness 52 4. Over indulgence 11 5. Poverty 36 6. Incompatibility (quarrels, nagging, etc.) 20 7. No mother or no father, or neither 12 8. Father, mother or near relative put girl in the life 10 9. Turned out of the house 21 218

_B. In connection with married life_ 1. Incompatibility 31 2. Non-support 34 3. Immorality (including cruelty or criminality) 39 4. Desertion 34 5. Death 14 6. Put girl in the life 61 213

_C. Personal reasons_ 1. Ruined anyway 32 2. Lover put girl in the life 144 3. Desertion by lover 40 4. White slave (put in life by force) 6 5. Bad company 61 6. Dances and shows 1 7. Love of excitement or a good time 103 8. Lazy, won"t work 49 9. Love of money (a business enterprise) 50 10. Idle or lonely 19 11. Ashamed to go home after first escapade 13 12. "Born bad"--enjoys the life 116 13. Previous use of drugs or drink 1 14. Stage environment 36 15. Tired of drudgery (usually housework) 42 16. "Easy money" 58 17. Love of clothes 85 866

_D. Economic reasons_ 1. Can"t support herself 33 2. Can"t support herself and children or parents 55 3. Out of work 42 4. Ill health or defect 9 139 -------------- TOTAL 1436

In many cases, more than one reason was given, which explains the large _total_.

TABLE XLIX

RANK NUMERICALLY OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES CONTRIBUTING TO POPULATION OF NEW YORK CITY COMPARED WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD 2363 PROSt.i.tUTES

I II III ----------------------------------------------------------- Foreign born _Bedford_ _Other Inst.i.tutions_ population 647 cases 610 cases of New York 156 foreign 175 foreign City born born ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. Russia Russia Russia 2. Italy Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary 3. Germany Germany Germany 4. Austria-Hungary Ireland Ireland 5. Ireland England-Scotland England-Scotland 6. England-Scotland France Canada 7. France Italy Italy 8. France -----------------------------------------------------------

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