Can you tell me some interesting facts about London?

Question

...or give me a site where I can find it? Thanks.

Answer 1

More than 51 million visits are made to London libraries every year. They lend 42 million books and over 7.6 million CDs, cassettes and videos.1

London has more than 250 museums and galleries and is home to over 20% of the country’s designated collections. London’s local authority museum service runs 46 venues in 26 London boroughs2

London has four of the 16 UNESCO world heritage sites: the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, the Tower of London, Maritime Greenwich and the Palace of Westminster3

London’s arts and creative sector is one of London’s (and the UK’s) largest business sectors in terms of revenue – most recently estimated to be between £25-£29 billion4

London's theatres are a £1 billion a year industry, generating 41,000 jobs in the capital. In total, London has nearly 150 theatres and accounts for 45% of all UK theatre admissions4

In 2004, 13% (14 out of 110 titles) of Oscar nominated films were made by London-based production companies5

London is one of the world’s premier fashion hotspots. 85% of UK fashion designers are based in the capital5

London attracts more than 27 million tourists each year7 who add around £15 billion to the London economy8

There is a much higher rate of teenage pregnancy in London. The 2003 conception rate for girls aged 15 to 17 was 5.08%, well above the England average of 4.21%1

Smoking in London causes more than 10,000 deaths a year - more than one death every hour. There are more than 120 London hospital admissions a day as a result of smoking. More than 1,100 beds a day are occupied by people admitted with smoking related illnesses, costing the NHS in London more than £105 million a year2

There are an estimated 45,000 crack cocaine users in London3

51,000 households in London receive home care services, 14.3% of the total number of households in England receiving these services. Of those households, 15,420 receive intensive home care services (16.7% of the England total)4

London councils support 32,300 people aged over 18 in staffed care homes (12.3% of the England total). Of these, 11,110 are aged under 65 (19% of the England total)5

There were 6,245 formal admissions under the Mental Health Act 1983 to NHS facilities and independent hospitals in London during 2003/04. This was 23.8% of the England total6

27,692 people in London were in contact with structured drug treatment services during 2004/05 (17.3% of the England total)7

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Everyone grumbles about it, but it has the best underground railway system in the world, by far. You are never lost if you have your Tube map with you!

Answer 4

there is nothing interesting about london just muppets and go to belfast you will have more fun

Answer 5

just go on a sightseeing bus.... they are all over the place....it shows you everything

Answer 6

it's a beautiful city.