Prostitution in London, with a comparative view of that of Paris and New York ... with an account of the nature and treatment of the various diseases, caused by the abuses of the reproductive function / By Michael Ryan.
- Michael Ryan
- Date:
- 1839
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Prostitution in London, with a comparative view of that of Paris and New York ... with an account of the nature and treatment of the various diseases, caused by the abuses of the reproductive function / By Michael Ryan. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![officers, 118—Society instituted 1835, on account of the dreadfully immoral state of the British metropolis, 118— Account of crime, debauchery, and immorality, 119—Seduc- tion of female children, and initiation of juvenile thieves, 119 Barbarous treatment of such female children, 120— Horrible suffering of youthful profligates, 121—Two-thirds of crimi- nals connected with prostitutes, 121—Extent of seduction, desertion, sacrifice of life by suicide and disease, 121—Re- volting language in the streets. The Society the only one for diminishing female ruin, 122— Appeal to parents, ana the benevolent, 123—Laudable efforts and success of the So- ciety, 124— Restoration of unfortunate juvenile prostitutes to a virtuous life, 125, 13]—Brothels the most fertile source of crimes, 133—-Rescue of fifty unfortunate females from in- famy, 135—Suppression of brothels, 137—Punishment of procurers and procuresses, 141— Weekly committee for the application of unfortunate objects, 142—Establishment of a probationary asylum, 143—Society’s report in 1838; prose- cution of the most infamous brothel keepers, 148, 154— Immense number of juvenile prostitutes, 155—Two-thirds educated in Sabbath-schools, 156— Various modes of decoy- - ing and seduction, 156, 157—Extraordinary case of a brothel keeper, 160—Mr. Talbot’s reasons for informing the public ' of the extent of prostitution in London, 156—His replies to the following questions, which I submitted to him and other official individuals, 158—Number of prostitutes in London? 80,000 ; nations and countries which supply them, 159— State of their education, 159—-Ages; causes of prostitution ; seduction ; the poor-law charter of libertinism ; encourage- ment of men; ruin of women; contrary to nature and Chris- tianity, 162—Bad effects of dramatic entertainments, walking in. parks, squares, streets, &c. 163— Trades and occupations of prostitutes; opinion of themselves ; religious feelings; sense of shame; bent and character of mind; manner of passing their leisure hours; moral defects; good qualities ; lovers and bullies horrible vagabonds, robbers, and mur- derers, 166—-Enormous rent of brothels, 167—Usual con.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33028333_0030.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
