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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    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, and the benevolent, 123—Laudable efforts and success of the So- ciety, 124—Restoration of unfortunate juvenile prostitutes to a virtuous life, 125, 131—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-