The ethnic composition of prostitutes in the capital of the Russian Empire in 1893

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The ethnic composition of prostitute women in the capital of the Russian Empire, St. Petersburg in 1893

Russian women - 4099

Finn women - 337

German women - 181

Pole women - 176

Latvian women - 145

Jewish women - 101

Hungarian women - 26

Swedish women - 11

Czech women - 10

French women - 7

Belgian women - 7

Swiss women - 7

Dane women - 7

English woman - 1

Armenian woman - 1

Italian woman - 1

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This is from old Russian-language sources.

Prostitutes in St. Petersburg were under the supervision of a medical police committee. There were special "Rules for women, who are supervised by the Medical and Police Committee, living separately". This is from materials in particular by Dr. Oboznenko.