CHAPTER XIV

. ALGERIA.

Prostitution in Algiers before the Conquest.--Mezonar.-- Unnatural Vices.--Tax on Prostitutes.--Decree of 1837.-- Corruption.--Number of Prostitutes and Population.-- Nationality of Prostitutes.--Causes of Prostitution.-- Brothels.--Clandestine Prostitution.--Baths.-- Dispensary.--Syphilis.--Punishment of Prostitutes. 180

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