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Prostitution, by virtue of the trade, requires a large and ever moving population to feed off and London, being the centre of administration, commerce, and trade since the early Middle Ages, had a long-standing history of prostitution, crime, and lawlessness. London was not the sole home of the sex trade, as many major cities, commercial areas, and ports had notable areas of prostitution, but London was often noted for the sheer number of prostitutes available and the diminis