ern ity ▁and ▁Child ▁W elf are ▁Act ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁which ▁emp ower ed ▁local ▁authorities ▁to ▁establish ▁mat ernal ▁and ▁child ▁w elf are ▁services ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁training ▁courses ▁for ▁health ▁visitors . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁health ▁visitors ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁employed ▁by ▁local ▁coun c ils ▁on ▁a ▁stat ut ory ▁basis ▁and ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Health ▁Service . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁health ▁visitors ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁Register ed ▁N urs es ▁or ▁Mid w ives ▁who ▁had ▁undert aken ▁further ▁training ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁primary ▁health ▁care ▁team . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁their ▁inter vent ions ▁were ▁made ▁more ▁extensive ▁to ▁ensure ▁they ▁could ▁provide ▁a ▁cr ad le - to - gra ve ▁service , ▁working ▁also ▁with ▁the ▁elder ly ▁and ▁chron ically ▁ill . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁the ▁Health ▁Vis iting ▁and ▁Social ▁Work ▁( Tra ining ) ▁Act ▁established ▁the ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁Training ▁of ▁Health ▁Vis itors ▁( CT H V ) ▁and ▁the ▁Council ▁for ▁Training ▁in ▁Social ▁Work ▁( CT SW ). ▁The ▁C TH V ▁compr ised ▁ 3 1 ▁members ▁of ▁whom ▁ 1 4 ▁were ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁the