1 year and under 439 From 1 to 2 years 590 " 2 to 3 " 440 " 3 to 4 " 485 " 4 to 5 " 294 " 5 to 6 " 139 " 6 to 7 " 150 " 7 to 8 " 143 " 8 to 9 " 96 " 9 to 10 " 100 " 10 to 11 " 109 " 11 to 12 " 93 " 12 to 13 " 99 " 13 to 14 " 98 " 14 to 15 " 107 " 15 to 16 " 80 " 16 to 17 " 19 " 17 to 18 " 14 " 18 to 19 " 17 " 19 to 20 " 4 " 20 to 21 " -- " 21 to 22 " 1 " 22 to 23 " -- M. Duchatelet made careful inquiries into the causes of prostitution. He admits that, the difficulty of obtaining trustworthy information on this head being very great, many errors may have found their way into his calculations. He gives them, however, for what they may be worth. Want 1441 Expulsion from home, or desertion of parents 1255 Desire to support old and infirm parents 37 " " " younger brothers and sisters, or nephews and nieces 29 Widows with families to support 23 Girls from the country, to support themselves 280 " " " " brought to Paris by soldiers, clerks, students, etc. 404 Servants seduced by masters and abandoned 289 Concubines abandoned by their lovers 1425 ---- Total 5183 It appears that there were in Paris, in 1832, two hundred and twenty "tolerated houses"--that is to say, brothels. The rules regarding these are numerous. They can not be established in certain localities, such as the Boulevards, or other great thoroughfares. They must not be within one hundred yards of a church, or within fifty or sixty yards of a school, whether for boys or girls; of a palace or other public building, or of a large boarding-house. The proprietor of the house must have given his consent before the house can be used as a brothel. Two houses can not be established side by side, much less can they have the same entry. As a general rule, a preference is given to small, narrow streets, especially _culs de sac_, and to places where brothels have been established before.