"In 1839, out of 1200 women brought to punishment for begging and similar offenses, there were about 600 common unregistered prostitutes. In 1840, the period of reducing the number of brothels, there were 900 such women. In 1847, a year after their suppression, there were 1250 notorious prostitutes. Those, in the opinion of the police, constituted but a portion of those who practiced prostitution, but yet had an apparent means of living. Behind the Königsmauer the traffic is carried on worse than formerly, while the place itself is the scene of disorder and irregularity, which used not to be under the former system. These offenses can not be punished, owing to the difficulties of technical proof which must always exist. The police have done what is possible by continually patrolling the streets, and arresting openly objectionable characters, and even those who are informed against as being diseased, but they can do no more. _The prostitution which was formerly confined within a limited district is now spread over the whole town._" Respecting the influence of the withdrawal of toleration upon the public health, Behrend concludes there is a greater amount of syphilis. He gives the following list of cases in the Charité: Year 1840 Females, 757 Males, --- " 1841 " 743 " --- " 1842 " 676 " --- " 1843 " 669 " --- " 1844 " 657 " 741 " 1845 " 514 " 711 " 1846 " 627 " 813 " 1847 " 761 " 894 " 1848 " 835 " 979 He also investigated the average time each patient was under treatment, as tending to show the malignity of the disease, and reports: Year 1844, men, 21-5/6 days; women, 31-2/3 days; both sexes, 26-3/4 days. " 1845, " 26-6/7 " " 42-8/9 " " " 34-2/3 " " 1846, " 30-1/2 " " 51-1/2 " " " 40-7/8 " " 1847, " 34-1/9 " " 43-2/3 " " " 38-2/3 " " 1848, " 33-1/3 " " 53-1/6 " " " 43-1/2 " These facts are corroborated by the registers of the Military Lazaret. From returns made to the police department by Herr Lohmeyer, General Staff Physician, it appears there were in the garrison In 1844 and 1845, 735 syphilitic cases. Of these, 633 cases of primary syphilis required 17,916 days of attendance; 102 " " secondary " " 4,947 " " --- ------ 735 " " " 22,863 " " In 1846, and the first six months of 1847, there were 618 cases: