Commercialized Prostitution in New York City Part 14

TABLE V

BEDFORD CASES

OCCUPATIONS OF THE FATHERS

_Professions_ Architect 2 Civil engineer 1 Colored preacher 1 Lawyer 1 Minister 1 Music teacher 1 Musician 2 Physician 2 Surveyor 2 Trained nurse 1 Veterinary surgeon 1 ---- TOTAL 15

_Own their own Business_ Brewer 1 Contractor 5 Fruit dealer 2 Horse dealer 4 Hotel keeper 2 Livery stable keeper 1 Peddler 8 Saloonkeeper 11 Shopkeeper 29 ---- TOTAL 63

_Business Positions_ Insurance agent 2 Milkman 1 Real estate agent 4 Salesman 21 ---- TOTAL 28

_Mechanical Trades_ Blacksmith 6 Bricklayer 3 Brickmaker 1 Builder 5 Cabinet-maker 2 Carpenter 13 Carriage-maker 1 Cooper 1 Electrician 2 Engineer (railroad) 4 Engineer (stationary) 15 Gas fitter 1 Glazier 1 Hardwood polisher 1 Iron worker 8 Machinist 7 Mechanic 3 Painter 14 Plasterer 1 Plumber 3 Printer 6 Slate roofer 1 Stone cutter 2 Stone mason 9 Terra cotta worker 1 Tinsmith 2 Walking delegate 1 ---- TOTAL 114

_Clothing Trades_ Cap maker 4 Cloak maker 2 Designer 2 Finisher on corsets 1 Presser 6 Tailor 22 ---- TOTAL 37

_Other Trades_ Baker 2 Barber 8 Bartender 2 Basket maker 1 Butcher 10 Carpet layer 1 Cigar maker 10 Draughtsman 1 Mat maker 1 Photographer 1 Reed and rattan worker 1 Shoemaker 10 Watchmaker 1 Weaver 2 ---- TOTAL 51

_Clerical Positions_ Bookkeeper 3 Clerk of Court 1 Excise officer 1 ---- TOTAL 5

_Laborers_ Derrick rigger 1 Electric light trimmer 1 Employed on boats 11 Employed on railroad 12 Farmers and farm hands 34 Hod carrier 3 Laborer 40 Miner 3 Stableman 3 Street sweeper 2 Teamster 18 Watchman 4 ---- TOTAL 132

_Mill and Factory Positions_ Factory 13 Mill hand 7 ---- TOTAL 20

_Domestic Positions_ Coachman 7 Cook 9 Elevator man 1 Gardener 3 Janitor 5 Porter 3 Waiter 7 ---- TOTAL 35

Foreman 7 a.s.st. Supt. Life Insurance Co. 1 Conductor 2 Sea captain 5 ---- TOTAL 15

_In Public Service_ Fireman 5 Lighthouse keeper 1 Mail carrier 1 Policeman 5 Soldier 5 ---- TOTAL 17

_Miscellaneous_ Collector 1 Gambler 1 Sandwich man 1 Telegraph operator 1 Ticket speculator 1 Undertaker 3 ---- TOTAL 8

"Does not work on account of kidney trouble and fainting fits" 1 Unknown 7 No statistics 99 ---- TOTAL 107

TOTAL NUMBER 647

TABLE VI

BEDFORD CASES

NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN THE FAMILIES FROM WHICH THE GIRLS COME

------------------------------ _No. of Children_ _Cases_ ------------------------------ 1 78 2 95 3 126 4 110 5 95 6 50 7 44 8 22 9 11 10 5 11 5 12 0 13 1 Unknown 5 ------------------------------ TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES 647 ------------------------------ Average size of family 3.99

[Ill.u.s.tration: GRAPH ILl.u.s.tRATING ABOVE TABLE VI]

TABLE VII

BEDFORD CASES

OCCUPATION OF MOTHER

------------------------------------------- Actress 1 Canva.s.ser 2 Charge of Hotel Linen Room 1 Cook (6 colored) 10 Day's work 46 Domestic--General housework (6 colored) 9 Dressmaker 4 Factory Operatives 11 Housekeeper 4 Janitress 13 Laundress 17 Midwife 6 Milliner 1 Market Woman 1 Nurse 9 Peddler 2 Small Shopkeepers 7 Tailoress 1 ---- TOTAL 145 ------------------------------------------- Total number of cases, 647

Percentage of occupied mothers, 22.4

TABLE VIII

BEDFORD CASES

EDUCATION

Cannot read or write any language--15 American born 50 7.72% Reads and writes a foreign language--5 read a little Eng. 32 4.83% Read and write a little, no further education 192 29.67% Did not finish primary grades 70 10.82% Reached but did not finish grammar grades 257 39.72% Graduated from grammar grades 25 3.86% Entered, but did not finish high school 13 2.00% Graduated from high school 4 .77% One year in normal school 3 .46% Eight months at college 1 .15% ------------ TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES 647 100.00%

[Ill.u.s.tration: GRAPH ILl.u.s.tRATING TABLE VIII]

TABLE IX

BEDFORD CASES

I _Wages before entering prost.i.tution_ EARNINGS

---------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ $.50 .75 1.00 1.25 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ Wages of {High trades {110 cases 2 11 excluding { Domestic {Low Service {110 cases 1 3 3 13 9 24 {High Wages of {52 cases 4 4 5 5 Domestic { Service {Low {52 cases 1 1 6 8 13 9 10 ---------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+

+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 4.50 5.00 5.50 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 5 14 7 13 12 15 5 6 2 6 1 5 1 4 23 1 11 3 6 1 4 3 7.50 13 9 5 6 1 3 1 +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+

+----+----+----+----+---------+---------+---------+--------- 20 22 25 30 Highest Lowest Average Mode Wage Wage +----+----+----+----+---------+---------+---------+--------- 1 1 2 1 $30.00 $3.50 $8.11 $8.00 1 25.00 1.00 5.21 4.00 7.50 2.50 4.30 4.50 5.00 1.25 3.14 3.00 +----+----+----+----+---------+---------+---------+---------

GRAPHS ILl.u.s.tRATING TABLE IX

[Ill.u.s.tration: _Wages in Trades excluding Domestic Service--110 Cases_]

[Ill.u.s.tration: _Wages in Domestic Service--52 Cases_]

TABLE X

BEDFORD CASES

OCCUPATIONS

_Before entering prost.i.tution_ _No. of Cases_ _Percentages_ --------------------------------------------------------------- Book-binding 7 1.08 Clerk in small shop 8 1.23 Clerk in department store 40 6.18 Domestic (general housework) 243 37.56 Errand girl 3 .46 Factory operative 127 19.62 Janitress 1 .15 Laundry employee 14 2.16 Manicure 2 .30 Millinery 13 2.00 Office work (not stenographers) 13 2.00 Sewing (handwork) 25 3.86 Steel engraver 1 .15 Telephone operator 9 1.39 Theatrical work (chorus or vaudeville) 18 2.78 Nurse (not graduate) 3 .46 Waitress (in restaurants) 28 4.32 No work 92 14.27 --------------------- TOTAL 647

TABLE XI