Commercialized Prostitution in New York City

by George J. Kneeland

Table XVI
BEDFORD CASES

REASONS FOR COMING TO NEW YORK, OF THOSE BORN OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY

Ran away to escape home conditions		11
To live with family		78
To obtain work or easier work		26
To practice prostitution		9
To see New York		10
With lover		1
Unknown		4
Total		139

Table XVII
BEDFORD CASES

PROSTITUTION: PRACTICED CONTINUOUSLY OR INTERRUPTEDLY

Continuously						166		59.50%
Not continuously	{	Married		19
		Living with parents		4
		Stealing		3
		Working		32		58		20.79%
No statistics						55		19.71%
Total Number of Cases Considered						279

Table XVIII
BEDFORD CASES

TRADES COMBINED WITH PROSTITUTION

Trade		No. of Cases		Per cent.
Demonstrator		1
Clerk in department store		4
Domestic		22
Factory operative		17
Laundry employees		4
Manicure		1
Office work		2
Sewing		2
Theatrical work		6
Waitress		8
Stealing		6
Received money from husband		2
Prostitution only		204		73.11
Total		279