Yes, it was oral. However, when I was a very small child (late 1930s), my parents took my temperature in the armpit.
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of kilopascal Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 20:36 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:18466] Re: whatever happened to centigrade 2002-02-28 Was that an oral temperature? Anal readings are suppose to be 0.5�C higher. I've even heard of readings being taken under the arm pits, but I have no idea what temperature one would consider normal for that. Does anybody know? John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2002-02-28 21:29 Subject: [USMA:18465] Re: whatever happened to centigrade > Joe Reid wrote: > > > Back in the '40s in Britain it was 96.4�F, which in metric > countries was rounded up to 37�C > > It was, in fact, 98.4 �F. > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >
