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Birth and Death
Rate
The Birth, rate per 1,000 per annum—Census 1891 was
34.98. Population estimated—was 32.31. The Death rate
per 1,000 per annum—Census 1891—was 15.78. Population
estimated—was 14.45. The corrected Death-rate (i.e. taking
away the 12 deaths among persons belonging to Grrays,
occurring in Orsett Union and adding the five belonging to
this district occurring in the County Lunatic Asylum) —
Census 1891—was 15.30. Population estimated—was 14.10.
The Birthrate 32.31, was 1.98 below that of the last 16 years
and .38 above that of last year. The corrected Death rate
1410 was low, and was 1.44 below that of the last 16 years,
but was 2.27 above that of last year.
Infant Mortality
Infant mortality, or the number of Deaths under 1 year,
was 56, and was at the rate of 3.58 per 1,000, or measured by
the proportion of Deaths to Births registered was 109 to the
1,000; these Deaths are .14 and 4 respectively above those
of last year, and are low.
Zymotic Disease
The number of Deaths from the principal Zymotic
Diseases was 38, and the Death rate per 1,000 per annum
was 2.50. This Death rate is high and .94 above that of
last year, and is chiefly due to an increase in the deaths from
small-pox and measles.
Number of Persons
per acre,
and Number
per Inhabited
House
Above 2 acres to 1 person. In no part is there any great
overcrowding of houses. I do not know the number of
inhabited houses in the district, but estimate the number of
inhabitants per house at between 5 and 6.
Chief Geoligical
Features
The Geological formation underlying the district is
chalk, which crops out at Grrays and Stifford. Thanet sands
occur on the uplands of Aveley, Grrays, Little Thurrock,
Chadwell-St.-Mary, and West Tilbury. Woolwich beds at
parts of Orsett, South Horndon-on-the-Hill (Pump Street),
and North Stanford-le-Hope. London Clay crops out at
Bulphan and the adjoining parts of Orsett, Horndon-on-the
Hill, and Laindon Hills, Corringham and Fobbing. Patches
of Bagshot beds occur at Laindon Hills (the top) and Dry
Street, Fobbing. Brick Earth and Grravel at various places.
Alluvial deposit on the whole South border of District and
greater part of the Eastern boundary, and at Orsett and
Bulphan Fens.
Chief Physical
Features
The District is for the most part flat and low. The
only Hill of importance is Laindon Hills (in the NorthEast),
385-ft. high. It is bounded on the South and East