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4
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA.
The Rural District is situated upon the northern
bank of the river Thames opposite Gravesend, and has
three river frontages, two small and one large. The
latter extends from the eastern boundary of Tilbury
Urban District to Shell Haven. The frontage within
the Parish of Little Thurrock contains a large section
of Tilbury Docks.
The District is divided into two portions of entirely
separate characters. Surrounding Grays, Tilbury and
Purfleet it is of an Urban type, containing residential
areas, factories, cement works and docks, while at East
Tilbury there is a small but growing industrial community.
Inland the district assumes the ordinary agricultural
aspcct typical of Essex. The parishes of Stanford-le-Hope
and Langdon Hills continue to spread
rapidly and building activities within the parish of
Little Thurrock show no signs of diminishing.
Area 29,185 acres.
Population (Registrar-General's estimate) 1935 24,421
No. of Inhabited Houses, on Rate Books 1935 7459
Rateable Value on 31/12/35 £158,245
Sum represented by Penny Rate £625
The principal occupations of the inhabitants are
as follows:—
Workers in Local Industries (Oil Works, Cement
Factories, Margarine Works, Board Mills and
Boot Factories).
Agricultural.
Transport and Building Trades.
Tradesmen and Clerical.
There is no evidence to show that any particular
occupation exercises a deleterious effect upon the public
health.