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Orsett 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orsett]
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Orsett Rural Sanitarn District.
MEDICAL OFFICER'S
ANNUAL REPORT, 1903.
General Sanitary Condition of Orsett.
The Orsett Rural Sanitary District consists of Extent of district
the whole of the Orsett Poor Law Union, with
the exception of the parish of Grays Thurrock.
It contains 39,764 acres, and a population of popuiation 19,912, Census, 1901.
| Census Pop. Est. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1901. | 1903. | |
| West and Little Thurrocks | 4325 | 4510 |
| Aveley and Stifford | 2135 | 2330 |
| Chad well - St. - Mary and West Tilbury District | 5662 | 5930 |
| Ockendons and Bulphan | 1678 | 1755 |
| Orsett | 1326 | 1330 |
| Stanford-le-Hope | 1755 | 1880 |
| Mucking, Bast Tilbury, Corring-ham and Fobbing District | 2229 | 2275 |
| Laindon Hills and Horndon-on-the-Hill | 802 | 1052 |
| 19912 | 21062 | |
Being an increase of 1150 since the census, and
662 this year.
The number of Births registered during the year
was 701, of which 340 were boys and 361 girls ; the
number of Deaths, 291.
Number of
Births and
Deaths Registered
The Birth-rate per 1,000 per annum—population
estimated—was 33.28. The Death-rate per 1,000
per annum—population estimated—was 13.81. The
corrected Death-rate (i.e. taking away the 26 Deaths
Birth and Death
Rate