Show cremation surpasses berlin ground burials berlin germany cremation la is growing ever more popular in berlin last year for the first time the number ber of cremations exceeded the number ber of burials bu rials according to statistics just just published and covering the period 1 from ra n july 1 1028 to june TO 30 1029 1929 there were interments Inter ments in the cemeteries of the city its as compared with cremations in the various municipal crematoriums for some unexplained reason the number of bodies of children disposed of in the latter manner was exceedingly small being only as against 2582 burials bu rials on the other hand I 1 many more adults were erenia cremated ted the statistics showing that men and women were in the city crema during the year white while and respectively were burled |