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That's when business starts. From condoms and wrappers to syringes and needles, shop owners are then left to clear up the remnants as they return to work every morning. There were an estimated two million female sex workers in the country in 1997. [36] In 2007, the Ministry of Women and Child Development reported the presence of over 3 million female sex workers in India, with 35.47 percent of them entering the trade before the age of 18 years. [37] [38] The number of prostitutes rose by 50% between 1997 and 2004. [39] Areas of work [ edit ] A lane in Kamathipura, a red light district in Mumbai. A brothel in Kamathipura In 1881, the Bird Cage Theatre opened in Tombstone, Arizona. It included a brothel in the basement and 14 cribs suspended from the ceiling, called cages. Local men such as Doc Holliday, Bat Masterson, Diamond Jim Brady, and George Hearst frequented the establishment. Magdalena Rojas (12 June 2016). "In Kamathipura's lanes, legalisation of prostitution seems like a faraway debate". firstpost.com . Retrieved 20 October 2016.

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