▁the ▁child ▁starts ▁to ▁attend ▁school . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Co al ition ▁Government ▁sought ▁to ▁reverse ▁the ▁move ▁towards ▁reducing ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁health ▁visitors ▁by ▁giving ▁a ▁commit ment ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁more ▁health ▁visitors , ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁their ▁cas elo ads ▁were ▁not ▁neg atively ▁impact ed . ▁The ▁government ' s ▁re organisation ▁of ▁the ▁N HS ▁returned ▁responsibility ▁for ▁public ▁health , ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁level , ▁to ▁local ▁coun c ils ▁once ▁again , ▁with ▁national ▁issues ▁and ▁o vers ight ▁being ▁provided ▁by ▁Public ▁Health ▁England . ▁Health ▁visitor ▁services ▁will ▁therefore ▁now ▁be ▁commission ed ▁by ▁local ▁coun c ils , ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁clin ical ▁commission ing ▁groups . ▁ ▁Num bers ▁of ▁health ▁visitors ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 0 , 6 2 3 ▁health ▁visitors ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 2 , 2 9 2 ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales , ▁an ▁increase ▁from ▁ 1 0 , 0 4 6 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 9 7 ▁children ▁under ▁ 5 ▁per ▁health ▁visitor , ▁a ▁figure ▁which ▁rose ▁to ▁ 4 1 9 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁UK ▁training ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁stat ut ory ▁health ▁visit ing , ▁training ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁was ▁over seen ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁San itory