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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Mencap
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(Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults, London EC1) Charity which began as a pressure group to improve services for mentally handicapped children after a correspondence between frustrated and anxious mothers in Nursery World in 1946. Its activities were soon extended to include similarly handicapped adults. In 1982 Mencap opened its first residential home, of which there are now more than 300.
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