According to the information released by the Statistics and Census Service, the resident population of Macao was estimated at 526,000 as at 30 June 2007, an increase of about 27,000 persons compared with the same period of 2006. In the second quarter of 2007, there were 993 live births, up by 0.1% over the first quarter. Among the live births, 51.8% were male. The number of mortality cases reported was 378, and the major underlying causes of death were “Malignant neoplasms” and “Diseases of the circulatory system”. Meanwhile, 4 cases of fetal mortality were recorded. The Health Bureau received 420 cases of Notifiable diseases in this quarter, including 184 cases of “Varicella (chickenpox)”, 111 cases of “Tuberculosis of lung” and 44 cases of “Enterovirus infection”. In addition, 530 marriages were registered, up by 4.7% over the first quarter of 2007. Regarding the migratory flow, the number of legal immigrants from Mainland China totalled 491 in the second quarter of 2007, a decrease of 6 persons over the preceding quarter; meanwhile, 424 illegal immigrants were repatriated. The quarter-end balance of persons that were authorized to reside in Macao totalled 39,068, up by 1,260 persons over the first quarter of 2007. The end-period balance of non-resident workers in Macao was 75,391, up by 4,209 persons over the first quarter of 2007.
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