One of the adult men in the group died of hypothermia soon after being taken out from the container.
The survivors — believed to be from India — were suffering from severe dehydration and hypothermia are being treated at nearby hospitals.
Essex police officers have launched a massive investigation into the shocking incident following the discovery of a container of people at the docks.
Containers are moved at Tilbury Docks, east of London, on August 16, 2014. (AFP photo)
The container, on a ship from Zeebrugge, was being unloaded on Saturday morning. The police received a call at 7.35am from the port after 35 people "including adults and children of both genders, were found inside". It is not known where the container, one of 64 aboard the vessel, originated.
The police said, "One man has sadly died and the others have significant health problems. They are being treated by ambulance crews and are being taken to local hospitals. Essex Police is working in partnership with the port of Tilbury, UK Border Force and the East of England Ambulance Service. A casualty bureau has been set up."
The police said they have launched a homicide investigation and officers are being assisted by their Belgian counterparts.
Police superintendent Trevor Roe said staff at the docks were alerted to the container by "screaming and banging" from inside.
An ambulance arrives at the entrance to Tilbury Docks to take the survivors in the container to hospital, on August 16, 2014. (AFP photo)
The police are now searching other containers on the freighter to make sure there were no other people inside.
"This is a humanitarian issue and the welfare of these patients is a priority," Roe added.
The East of England Ambulance service have rushed seven ambulances, two rapid response cars, two doctors and a hazardous area response team to the scene.
Eighteen people from the container are being treated at the Basildon Hospital, heavily guarded by the police. The hospital said that its accident and emergency department was "responding to a major incident".
Seven patients were taken to Southend Hospital while nine were taken to the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel. Their nationalities are not yet known but are believed to be from India and the subcontinent.
Policemen stand guard at an entrance to Tilbury Docks, east of London on August 16, 2014, after the discovery of people cramped inside a shipping container. (AFP photo)
The ship involved was a freighter called the Norstream. The container was loaded on to it at about 21.30pm on Friday at Zeebrugge.
A spokeswoman said the Norstream was carrying 64 containers, 72 trailers and five lorries and their drivers.
Belgian police are investigating CCTV footage during the loading of the container.
The East of England Ambulance Trust said: "At 6.37am on Saturday morning, the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust was called to Tilbury Docks in Essex to treat 35 people who had been found in a container. initial priority is to assess the level and nature of any injuries, and ensure that those people in most need are treated first and taken to hospital. At present, we have taken two patients to Basildon and Thurrock Hospital and are still on scene treating and triaging others."
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