Snapshot of London life revealed

A new report on life in London shows what we are most likely to die of and where the cheapest house is in the capital.

Men and women in Kensington & Chelsea can expect to live longer than in any other London borough and the cheapest property to buy is in Barking.

Focus on London 2009, published by the Greater London Authority, offers statistics on a wide range of social and economic issues including the most common cause of death (tumours) and how much London earns from foreign tourism (£8.2bn).

This compendium is home to a truly staggering collection of facts and figures about this great city of ours. Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London

This year's report also offers a fascinating insight into the effects of the recession; the number of people leaving London to live elsewhere in the UK has almost halved since 2004.

The report has been produced virtually every year for the last 120 and to mark 2009's release London Mayor Boris Johnson is making parts of the 1909 London Statistics report available online.

'Pub quiz'

In 1909 the lowest death rates were in Stoke Newington and the City and the highest were in Stepney and Islington.

The leading cause of death a hundred years ago was "disease of brain and nervous and circulatory system" followed by tuberculosis.

Mayor Johnson said: "This compendium is home to a truly staggering collection of facts and figures about this great city of ours.

"It's full of fascinating gems about London, from the longest river, to the tallest building, to the number of tourists who visit the capital, that can be used to astound your friends or better still help win that most unattainable of accolades - the pub quiz."

Focus on London 2009 also revealed:

• There are 32,976 Met Police officers
• A quarter of all cinema admissions in the UK are in London
• The Northern Line carries the most passengers
• The highest life expectancy is in Kensington & Chelsea (83 male and 87 female)
• The lowest is Greenwich (74.9 male and 79.8 female)
• Of the 20 most ethnically diverse councils, 19 are in London

The 1909 'London Statistics' report showed:

• There were 18,167 Met Police officers
• Police used fingerprints to identify 9,440 criminals
• 18 people were killed by horse traffic
• The District Line carried the most passengers
• 623 pairs of opera glasses were found on the tube
• 404 people suffocated in their beds