Dear Peter Griffiths 
This is a courtesy email to let you know your Public Information
Request has been received on : 13/07/2021. 
Your unique reference number is "CRN2107791470 ". Please keep this
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST – CRN2107791470     

Dear Sir / Madam,

Your request for information, with reference number CRN2107791470 has
now been considered and the information requested is given below.

Information Request: We have been told by politicians and the media
that there has been a pandemic cause by a deadly virus. For some
context or would be helpful if you could supply the following
information so we can judge the seriousness of this pandemic by
comparing the number of burials and cremations in our area.

Many other councils have been asked for this information.

Please provide the number of burials, the number of cremations and
the combined total in three columns for the years 2015-2020 in the
Peterborough city council jurisdiction. Thank you.

Our Response:

Request and Response

We have been told by politicians and the media that there has been a
pandemic cause by a deadly virus. For some context or would be
helpful if you could supply the following information so we can judge
the seriousness of this pandemic by comparing the number of burials
and cremations in our area. 

Many other councils have been asked for this information. 

Please provide the number of burials, the number of cremations and
the combined total in three columns for the years 2015-2020 in the
Peterborough city council jurisdiction. Thank you. 

Each year runs from 1st April to 31st March  
  

Burials      
2012/13   232  
2013/14   232  
2014/15   235  
2015/16   227   
2016/17   257   
2017/18   207   
2018/19   221   
2019/20   225   
2020/21   282   
       
Cremations      
2012/13   2139  
2013/14   2128  
2014/15   2185  
2015/16   2098  
2016/17   2244  
2017/18   2252  
2018/19   2083  
2019/20   2173  
2020/21   2351  

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Yours faithfully

Tracey Wright

Information Manager

Peterborough City Council

Sand Martin House, Bittern Way

Fletton Quays

Peterborough

PE2 8TY

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Telephone 01733 452533

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