Ciemna strona miasta portowego. Zjawisko prostytucji w powojennym Szczecinie (lata pięćdziesiąte)

The aim of the article is to describe the phenomenon of prostitution in postwar Szczecin (50’s). Specificity of prostitution depends on the period of its occurrence. Social, economic and political changes influence the nature of prostitution as it was observed in Poland in the fifties of the XXth century. The aim of the article was to present the contextual analysis of prostitution and the connected phenomena in Szczecin paying attention to both social and medical dimensions of prostitution