Editing 1853 in science (section)

==Medicine==
* August 1 – Under terms of the [[Vaccination Act 1853]] in the United Kingdom, all children born after this date are to receive compulsory [[vaccination]] against [[smallpox]] during their first 3 months of life.<ref>{{cite web|title=United Kingdom Vaccination Act 1853|url=https://navigator.health.org.uk/theme/united-kingdom-vaccination-act-1853|work=Policy Navigator|publisher=The Health Foundation|accessdate=2020-11-18}}</ref>
* [[William John Little|William Little]] publishes a paper "On the Deformities of the Human Frame" in which he gives the first description of pseudo-[[hypertrophic]] [[muscular dystrophy]].<ref>{{cite journal|first=I. M.|last=Siegel|title=Historical Vignette #9. Little big man: the life and genius of William John Little (1810-1894)|journal=Orthopedic Review|volume=17|year=1988|pages=1156, 1161–6|pmid=3060808|issue=11}}</ref>
* [[Charles Pravaz]] and [[Alexander Wood (physician)|Alexander Wood]] independently invent a practical hypodermic [[syringe]].
* Antoine Desormeaux produces and names an [[endoscope]] illuminated by a [[kerosene lamp]], using it to examine the [[urinary tract]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Rainer|last=Engel|year=2007|url=http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/561774|title=Development of the Modern Cystoscope: An Illustrated History|work=[[Medscape]]|accessdate=2011-10-17}}</ref>