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He conducted research in the field of <a href="/wiki/Public_health" title="Public health">public health</a> and was famous as the author of the <a href="/wiki/Black_Report" title="Black Report">Black Report</a>. He was also known for the Black Formula, a translation of the Pignet formula to British measurements. </p><p>He was born in <a href="/wiki/Delting" title="Delting">Delting</a> <a href="/wiki/Shetland" title="Shetland">Shetland</a> in 1913,<sup id="cite_ref-Independent2002_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent2002-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> educated at <a href="/wiki/Forfar_Academy" title="Forfar Academy">Forfar Academy</a>, and studied medicine at the <a href="/wiki/Bute_Medical_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Bute Medical School">Bute Medical School</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_St_Andrews" title="University of St Andrews">University of St Andrews</a>, graduating with <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Medicine_and_Surgery" class="mw-redirect" title="Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery">MB ChB</a> in 1933. </p><p>He conducted research into water loss and dehydration, first at <a href="/wiki/Oxford_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Oxford University">Oxford University</a>, and then at the <a href="/wiki/Victoria_University_of_Manchester" title="Victoria University of Manchester">University of Manchester</a>, where he became professor of medicine in 1959.<sup id="cite_ref-Independent2002_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent2002-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1974 he became the first <a href="/wiki/Government_Chief_Scientific_Adviser" class="mw-redirect" title="Government Chief Scientific Adviser">chief scientist</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Social_Security" title="Department of Health and Social Security">Department of Health and Social Security</a> of the UK government. From 1977 to 1983 he was president of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_College_of_Physicians" title="Royal College of Physicians">Royal College of Physicians</a>. He also served as the president of the <a href="/wiki/British_Medical_Association" title="British Medical Association">British Medical Association</a> and took an uncompromising stand against the <a href="/wiki/Apartheid" title="Apartheid">apartheid</a> regime in <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>. </p><p>In the 1970s Black was asked by the <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> government of the UK to chair an expert committee to investigate <a href="/wiki/Health_inequality" class="mw-redirect" title="Health inequality">health inequalities</a>. The report produced by this committee, popularly known as "<a href="/wiki/Black_Report" title="Black Report">The Black Report</a>" was published in 1980. Although unpopular with the then <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> government, it has had a major impact on knowledge on the subject of <a href="/wiki/Health_inequality" class="mw-redirect" title="Health inequality">health inequality</a> since that time, and was published by <a href="/wiki/Penguin_Books" title="Penguin Books">Penguin Books</a> as <i>Inequalities in Health: The Black Report and the Health Divide</i> in 1982. </p><p>Later, Black chaired the UK government investigation into childhood <a href="/wiki/Leukaemia" class="mw-redirect" title="Leukaemia">leukaemia</a> around the <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_reprocessing" title="Nuclear reprocessing">nuclear reprocessing plant</a> at <a href="/wiki/Sellafield" title="Sellafield">Sellafield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cumbria" title="Cumbria">Cumbria</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>. </p><p>Black was created a <a href="/wiki/Knight_Bachelor" title="Knight Bachelor">Knight Bachelor</a> in 1973, and a <a href="/wiki/Venerable_Order_of_Saint_John" class="mw-redirect" title="Venerable Order of Saint John">Knight of the Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem</a> in 1989. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Interviews">Interviews</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_Black_(physician)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Interviews"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBlackWolstenholme1987" class="citation journal cs1">Black, Douglas; Wolstenholme, Gordon (1987). "Sir Douglas Black in interview with Sir Gordon Wolstenholme". Oxford Brookes University. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.24384%2F000149">10.24384/000149</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Sir+Douglas+Black+in+interview+with+Sir+Gordon+Wolstenholme&rft.date=1987&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.24384%2F000149&rft.aulast=Black&rft.aufirst=Douglas&rft.au=Wolstenholme%2C+Gordon&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADouglas+Black+%28physician%29" class="Z3988"></span> <span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_journal" title="Template:Cite journal">cite journal</a>}}</code>: </span><span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment">Cite journal requires <code class="cs1-code">|journal=</code> (<a href="/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#missing_periodical" title="Help:CS1 errors">help</a>)</span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_Black_(physician)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Independent2002-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Independent2002_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Independent2002_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Independent2002_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRichmond2002" class="citation news cs1">Richmond, Caroline (17 September 2002). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/uk.people.dead/3KPupbwBjIE">"Sir Douglas Andrew Kilgour Black, (1913-2002) Obituary"</a>. <i>The Independent</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 May</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Independent&rft.atitle=Sir+Douglas+Andrew+Kilgour+Black%2C+%281913-2002%29+Obituary&rft.date=2002-09-17&rft.aulast=Richmond&rft.aufirst=Caroline&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fforum%2F%23%21topic%2Fuk.people.dead%2F3KPupbwBjIE&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADouglas+Black+%28physician%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/HISTORY-HERITAGE/COLLEGE-HISTORY-NEW/Pages/Presidents-of-the-College.aspx">RCP Presidents</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_Black_(physician)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: External 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<li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Wotton_(zoologist)" title="Edward Wotton (zoologist)">Edward Wotton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Clement_(physician)" title="John Clement (physician)">John Clement</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Freeman_(physician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Freeman (physician) (page does not exist)">William Freeman</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Burgess_(physician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Burgess (physician) (page does not exist)">John Burgess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bartlot" title="Richard Bartlot">Richard Bartlot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Fryer_(physician,_died_1563)" title="John Fryer (physician, died 1563)">John Fryer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Huick" title="Robert Huick">Robert Huick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Owen_(physician)" title="George Owen (physician)">George Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Caius" title="John Caius">John Caius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Master" title="Richard Master">Richard Masters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Caius" title="John Caius">John Caius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Huick" title="Robert Huick">Robert Huick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Francis_(16th-century_physician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Francis (16th-century physician)">Thomas Francis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Symings&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Symings (page does not exist)">John Symings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Caldwell" title="Richard Caldwell">Richard Caldwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Caius" title="John Caius">John Caius</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Symings&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Symings (page does not exist)">John Symings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Giffard" title="Roger Giffard">Roger Giffard</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_Smith_(physician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard Smith (physician) (page does not exist)">Richard Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Baronsdale" title="William Baronsdale">William Baronsdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Gilbert_(physicist)" title="William Gilbert (physicist)">William Gilbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Forster_(physician)" title="Richard Forster (physician)">Richard Forster</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Langton_(physician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas Langton (physician) (page does not exist)">Thomas Langton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Atkins_(physician)" title="Henry Atkins (physician)">Henry Atkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_William_Paddy" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir William Paddy">Sir William Paddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Moundeford" title="Thomas Moundeford">Thomas Moundeford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Forster_(physician)" title="Richard Forster (physician)">Richard Forster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Atkins_(physician)" title="Henry Atkins (physician)">Henry Atkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_William_Paddy" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir William Paddy">Sir William Paddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Moundeford" title="Thomas Moundeford">Thomas Moundeford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Palmer_(physician)" title="Richard Palmer (physician)">Richard Palmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Moundeford" title="Thomas Moundeford">Thomas Moundeford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Atkins_(physician)" title="Henry Atkins (physician)">Henry Atkins</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Argent&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Argent (page does not exist)">John Argent</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Giffard_(physician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Giffard (physician) (page does not exist)">John Giffard</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Argent&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Argent 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href="/wiki/Thomas_Witherley" title="Thomas Witherley">Sir Thomas Witherley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Rogers_(physician)" title="George Rogers (physician)">George Rogers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Charleton" title="Walter Charleton">Walter Charleton</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Burwell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas Burwell (page does not exist)">Thomas Burwell</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lawson_(physician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Lawson (physician) (page does not exist)">John Lawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Collins_(physician,_born_1618)" title="Samuel Collins (physician, born 1618)">Samuel Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Millington_(physician)" title="Thomas Millington (physician)">Sir Thomas Millington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Browne_(physician)" title="Edward Browne (physician)">Edward Browne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josiah_Clerk" title="Josiah 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