Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicates that the estimated resident population of Macao was 469,800 as at 31 March 2005, an increase of about 17,000 compared with the same period of 2004. In the first quarter of 2005, there were 811 live births, a decrease of 18.0% over the fourth quarter of 2004. Among the live births, 50.9% were male. There were 451 death cases, major causes of which were “Diseases of the circulatory system” and “Malignant neoplasms”. Moreover, 2 cases of fetal death were recorded. In the first quarter of 2005, the Health Bureau received 789 cases of “notifiable diseases”, which included 553 cases of “Varicella (chickenpox)”, 93 cases of “Tuberculosis of lung” and 38 cases of “Enterovirus infection”. Meanwhile, 470 cases of marriage were registered in the first quarter of 2005, a decrease of 3.9% over the fourth quarter of 2004 and an increase of 5.4% compared with the first quarter of 2004. In the first quarter of 2005, there were 942 legal immigrants from Mainland China, a slight increase of 1.0% compared with the same quarter of 2004, whereas 78 illegal immigrants were repatriated to Mainland China. The quarter-end balance of persons authorized to reside in Macao was 41,704, up 2,676 persons and 7,923 persons over the fourth and first quarter of 2004. At the end of this quarter, total number of non-resident workers in Macao was 28,648, up 912 and 3,429 persons compared with the fourth and first quarter of 2004 respectively.
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