Dear Martin,
Do you know when metric units were first used for babies – in the UK –
or anywhere else?
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On 2010/02/24, at 08:40 , Martin Vlietstra wrote:
A small note about scales used for measuring people in the UK.
Scales that are destined for domestic use have invariably been dual-
unit since the 1970’s. However since a report last year that
criticized certain hospitals for using domestic quality scales that
had not been properly maintained was published, it has become
mandatory for the medical profession to use professional-quality
scales (which are regularly recalibrated) and which show kilograms
only. Official medical records are kept in metric units, though a
baby’s birth-weight might be communicated to the parents in either
units. Steve Humphries is more up-to-date than me on that – he
became a father in the last year or two. The weights of my children
(born 1980’s) was certainly communicated to me in metric units –
3.50 kg and 4.05 kg. I do not recall the imperial equivalents nor
do I recall having been given them.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Stephen Davis
Sent: 23 February 2010 20:25
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:46739] Re: metric products UK
The vast majority of things in the UK are fully metric, John.
The only time you will really see mixed units is with loose goods
like fruit and veg on market stalls. The metric measurement must be
more pronounced than the imperial measurement. This is largely
academic since these items must be weighed on fully metric scales
anyway. Pints of beer, of course, are the only real fully imperial
item in the UK.
Scales that measure people (in stones: 14 pounds) will probably
mentioned by some, but the majority of recent ones also weigh in
kilograms as well.
----- Original Message -----
From: John Frewen-Lord
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 2:47 PM
Subject: [USMA:46734] metric products UK
To all those who say that the UK is not really metric:
I was researching the town of Axminster on Google, and came across
this website regarding hydraulic bricquette presses. All specs as
far as I can see are in metric units.
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Rojek-BrikStar-50-Hydraulic-Briquette-Press-582182.htm
John F-L
