Editing Prostitution in Germany (section)

=== {{Anchor|Confederations}}The Confederations (1815–1871)===
Beginning in the 19th century, sex workers in many regions had to register with police or local health authorities and submit to regular health checks to curb [[venereal disease]]s.

The so-called ''Bremer Regulations'' of 1852 stated that prostitution was "not a trade in the true sense". By this distinction between prostitution and other trades, immorality of prostitution was defined in law.<ref>{{cite book |last= Schmitter |first= Romina |date= September 2013 |title= Prostitution – Das älteste Gewerbe der Welt? In: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte |page= 23 }}</ref>