Commercialized Prostitution in New York City

by George J. Kneeland

GRAPH ILLUSTRATING TABLE II

Table II
BEDFORD CASES

NATIONALITY OF PARENTS IN DETAIL

A. White
I.	Both parents foreign, born in the same country
	Austria (18 Jews)				22
	Bohemia				3
	Canada				2
	Denmark				2
	England				11
	Finland				3
	France				9
	Germany (11 Jews)				67
	Holland				3
	Hungary				12
	India				1
	Ireland				65
	Italy				12
	Norway				1
	Nova Scotia				2
	Poland				6
	Roumania (1 Jew)				2
	Russia (57 Jews)				60
	Scotland				3
	Sweden				2
	Switzerland				1
	Wales				1		290
II.	Both parents foreign, born in different countries
	Birthplace of father		Birthplace of mother
	Australia		England		1
	Austria		Germany		1
	Canada		England		1
	Cuba		Spain		1
	Denmark		England		1
	England		Denmark		1
	England		Germany		1
	England		Ireland		4
	England		Wales		1
	France		England		1
	France		Germany		1
	France		Irish		1
	Germany		Bohemia		1
	"		Denmark		1
	"		France		1
	" (Jew)		Hungary (Jew)		3
	"		Russia		1
	"		Switzerland		1
	Hungary		German		1
	Ireland		England		3
	"		Scotland		1
	"		Wales		1
	Italy		Roumania		1
	Norway		Ireland		1
	Roumania		Russia		1
	Russia		Austria		1
	Scotland		England		1
	"		Ireland		1
	Spain		Portugal		1
	Wales		Mexico		1		37		327
III.	Father of foreign birth, mother, United States
	Belgium		United States		1
	Canada		""		4
	England		""		6
	Finland		""		1
	Germany		""		10
	Ireland		""		10
	Scotland		""		2		34
IV.	Father born in U. S., mother, foreign
	United States		Bohemia		1
	""		Canada		2
	""		England		3
	""		Germany		4
	""		Ireland		15
	""		Italy		1
	""		Norway		1
	""		Roumania		1		28
V.	Father of foreign birth, mother unknown
	Austria				1
	Germany				3
	Ireland				2
	Scotland				1		7
VI.	Father unknown, mother of foreign birth
			England		2
			France		2
			Germany		2
			Ireland		1		7
Total Number with One Foreign Parent Known						76
VII.	Both parents born in the U. S.						120
VIII.	Father born in the U. S., mother unknown						5
IX.	Father unknown, mother born in U. S.						5
X.	Both parents unknown						25
Total White									558
B. Colored
I.	Both parents of foreign birth
	Father’s birthplace		Mother’s birthplace
	Jamaica		Jamaica		1
	Cuba		Cuba		1
	West Indies		South America		1
II.	One parent of foreign birth
	Ireland		United States		1
	West Indies		""		1
	United States		England		1
	""		Ireland		1
III.	Both parents born in U. S.						68
IV.	Father unknown, mother born in U. S.						4
V.	Birthplaces of both parents unknown						10
Total Colored									89
Total Number of Cases									647

Table III
BEDFORD CASES

NATIONALITY OF PARENTS

Summary

Both parents foreign	Born in the same country	White	290	292	330	51. %
		Colored	2
	Born in different countries	White	37	38
		Colored	1
One parent foreign	Mother U. S.	White	34	36
		Colored	2
	Father U. S.	White	28	30	80	12.37%
		Colored	2
	Mother unknown	White		7
	Father unknown	White		7
Both parents born in the U. S.		White	120	18.54%	188	29.06%
		Colored	68	10.52
One parent born in the U. S., the other unknown	Mother U. S.	White	5	9	2.30%
		Colored	4
	Father U. S.	White		5	14
Both parents unknown		White	25		5.27%	7.57%
		Colored	10		35
		Total			647