“Office of the Metropolitan Police Commissioners,
“New York, May 1, 1858.

“Inspector ——— ———: — Police Precinct.

“Sir, You will please report to this office as early as possible on the questions given below. Let your answers be full and explicit, to the best of your knowledge and belief. Space is left below each query for the insertion of your replies, and you will therefore write them on this sheet, and return it without delay.

“1. How many houses of prostitution, from the most public to the most private, are there in your police district?

“2. How many houses of assignation are there in your district?

“3. How many dancing-saloons, liquor and lager-beer stores, are there in your district, where prostitutes are in the habit of assembling, in addition to the known houses of prostitution?

“4. How many prostitutes do you suppose reside in your district?”

SYNOPSIS OF REPLIES.

Precincts.Reported byHouses
of
Prostitution.		Houses
of
Assignation.		Dancing-saloons,
Liquor or
Lager-beer
Stores, where
Prostitutes
assemble.		Estimated
Number
of
Prostitutes.
1InspectorJames Silvey22...376
2"Hart B. Weed1...12
3"J. A. P. Hopkins9......26
4"Morris De Camp35138750
5"Henry Hutchings63746420
6Acting Inspector Lush52612228
7InspectorJohn Cameron6...4100
8"C. S. Turnbull4315...300
9"Jacob L. Sebring.........50
10"T. C. Davis2614100
11"Peter Squires......1250
12"Galen P. Porter............
13"Thomas Steers1548150
14"J. J. Williamson395...125
15"G. W. Dilks5197175
16"Samuel Carpenter6410500
17"J. W. Hart2036150
18"Theron R. Bennett1...3250
19"James Bryan51230
20"F. M. Curry1515250
21"Francis Speight1510675
22"James E. Coulter......1450
Totals378891513857

Upon some of the reports are notes, which may be extracted.