Commercialized Prostitution in New York City

by George J. Kneeland

RESIDENCE OF GIRL BEFORE ENTERING PROSTITUTION

Living at home	{	Giving all they made																	53
		Giving part																	16
		Supported by parents or husband																	32
		No statistics as to money paid																	23		124
Living with relatives	{	Giving all																	15
		Giving part																	9		24
Boarding		$1.50		2.00		3.00		4.00		5.00		5.40		6.00		13.50		No amount given
		1		1		1		3		2		1		1		1		9			20
Domestics living where they worked																					26
																		Total			194

Table XII
BEDFORD CASES

SOCIAL RELATIONS

Married		193		29.8
Single		454		70.1
	Total	647

STATEMENT OF 219 WOMEN WITH REGARD TO NUMBER OF CHILDREN

Married women		Pregnant on entering						1
		Miscarriage previous to entering Bedford						18
		Legitimate children	{	One		66
				Two		19
				Three		7
				Eight		1		93
Single women		Pregnant on entering						16
		Miscarriage previous to entering Bedford						18
		Illegitimate children	{	One		63
				Two		10		73
Total Number of Cases								219
No children, or no record of them								428
Total								647

Table XIII
BEDFORD CASES