Prostitution in London : with a comparative view of that of Paris and New York, as illustrative of the capitals and large towns of all countries : and proving moral deprivation to be the most fertile source of crime and of personal and social misery : with an account of the nature and treatment of the various diseases caused by the abuses of the reproductive function : illustrated by numerous plates / by Michael Ryan.

  • Ryan, Michael, 1800-1840.
Date:
1839
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Credit: Prostitution in London : with a comparative view of that of Paris and New York, as illustrative of the capitals and large towns of all countries : and proving moral deprivation to be the most fertile source of crime and of personal and social misery : with an account of the nature and treatment of the various diseases caused by the abuses of the reproductive function : illustrated by numerous plates / by Michael Ryan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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